Well everyone I am sad to report that the pot-bellied pig has not found his way to our home but instead Scott brought home a puppy from work on Tuesday. He is a black lab mix about 1 year old and very sweet. After much debate it came down between naming him cinnamon roll or shiner and since I might get an unhealthy urge to down a tasty pastry everytime I call his name I figured we should go with Shiner. He's working out really well but the Heyboers don't exactly have good luck with the animals so I pray he lives. The Kids are enjoying the good weather and all our garden creations. Today we made ketchup which after many long hours of peeling tomatoes I came to the conclusion that store bought ketchup is probably not such a bad thing. This year is the trial run so unless you are closely related to me you will not be recieving a canned creation (heehee). Thanks mom for being the guinea pigs.
We have sold our spelts YEAH and they come to pick it up next week. Then on to the next project or I should say harvest. I am so happy to be married to a man that works so hard for his family. We get closer every year to farming full-time. We both sometimes talk about what we hope and want for our family someday but the truth remains that the Lord Jesus Christ holds our future and the future of our children and I trust He knows what is best even if there are bumps in the road. The choice comes if I am going to live for Him and be obedient or am I going to go my own way. Then God reminds me in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's". He paid the ultimate price for my salvation, I am owned by Him but the coolest thing is that God gives me a choice. He doesn't want us to be His robots and follow Him blindly. I pray that if anyone reading this doesn't know this truth I would be glad to share how that is possible but it is always your choice. My prayer for my life is just to make sure that Kerry Heyboer is living right and to constantly look inside my life to see if it's pleasing to the Lord and I pray that others who cross my path will see that in me. This is obviously an everyday journey because we all fight a spiritual battle if you are saved. Well later gators. Check out the new pics below
God is good all the time
Kerry
Friday, August 27, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The end of summer
It's almost time for the big change in the Heyboer house. Miss Charlie Grace Heyboer will be entering her first year of school. I am so excited for her but so scared to see her leave the comfort of home. She is ready beyond belief and so excited. This week should be filled with school shopping and getting up before even the worms in our yard (hee hee).
We attended the big annual pig roast of our neighbor down the street and boy was it yummy. All the farmers in the area bring out, well I should say their wives bring all these deeeeelicious homemade goodies and we eat and eat. The kids made some new friends, even Gideon met someone that speaks his language. I was able to can 12 jars of spaghetti sauce and a bunch of stewed tomatoes today. I pray someday we will be pretty self-sustainable on this farm.
We found an old solid oak door for the chicken hutch so they will be roosting in style. I can't wait to order my little chicks. The kids are going to be so thrilled until they find out there are chores involved. The excitement today came when I found a mini pot bellied pig online for sale. Who wouldn't want a trained mini pig running around the house. I can hardly wait to see if this little wonder will find his way to our house. Anybody have any ideas for names? I know what you are all thinking "how cool" and how you wish that you too could find such a treasure. (heehee) Well thanks for checking in on us.
God is good all the time
Kerry
We attended the big annual pig roast of our neighbor down the street and boy was it yummy. All the farmers in the area bring out, well I should say their wives bring all these deeeeelicious homemade goodies and we eat and eat. The kids made some new friends, even Gideon met someone that speaks his language. I was able to can 12 jars of spaghetti sauce and a bunch of stewed tomatoes today. I pray someday we will be pretty self-sustainable on this farm.
We found an old solid oak door for the chicken hutch so they will be roosting in style. I can't wait to order my little chicks. The kids are going to be so thrilled until they find out there are chores involved. The excitement today came when I found a mini pot bellied pig online for sale. Who wouldn't want a trained mini pig running around the house. I can hardly wait to see if this little wonder will find his way to our house. Anybody have any ideas for names? I know what you are all thinking "how cool" and how you wish that you too could find such a treasure. (heehee) Well thanks for checking in on us.
God is good all the time
Kerry
Monday, August 9, 2010
Hot days call for ice cream
Today has been a bit hot here which definitely called for some mooville ice cream. For anyone who doesn't know mooville it's a creamery attached to a dairy farm with homemade ice cream and so much more. They have a petting zoo for the kids which mine love and a giant sandbox for the kids to play in. Tonight they had a loose goat who chased us around and enjoyed licking Gideon's fingers for all the ice cream he missed. The bonus is that it's 4 miles from our house.
Charlie learned such an important lesson today about how God will answer prayers in His time. Our crops have seen no rain in the last month or more and they are suffering so this morning Charlie thought that it might rain. I told her that if she prayed and asked God to please send us some maybe He would see fit to bless us. I am not even kidding you that about five minutes later it started to pour. She realized that God had answered her prayer. What a blessing to witness her seeing the power of God. There are no coincidences in life. My God is way to mighty to give some earthly reason to a heavenly answer.
God is good all the time
Kerry
Charlie learned such an important lesson today about how God will answer prayers in His time. Our crops have seen no rain in the last month or more and they are suffering so this morning Charlie thought that it might rain. I told her that if she prayed and asked God to please send us some maybe He would see fit to bless us. I am not even kidding you that about five minutes later it started to pour. She realized that God had answered her prayer. What a blessing to witness her seeing the power of God. There are no coincidences in life. My God is way to mighty to give some earthly reason to a heavenly answer.
God is good all the time
Kerry
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Thursday, August 5
Hey everyone,
We are having a good day. I just got done canning tomatoes when a pipe under the sink decided to come disconnected and everything in the garbage disposal flooded my feet. Of course then I had to clean under the sink and then everything else. Once I start cleaning I always seem to find something else that needs cleaning or rearranging. Thanks mom. Church was so great last night. My pastor's wife is doing a lesson for all the women on the tea's of christianity. This week was on "Beautea" and how the world's view of beauty is so tainted. A beautiful face can mask great ugliness, a bitter heart, a shallow mind, an evil smile and a proud life. As a christian woman my priority is my inward beauty and how the Lord sees me. What makes us beautiful is knowing, trusting, loving and living for Jesus. His loveliness will be reflected in me. This is not to say that we shouldn't pay attention to the outside because we all know if the barn needs painting then paint it. Well hope to chat with some of you soon.
God is good all the time
Kerry
We are having a good day. I just got done canning tomatoes when a pipe under the sink decided to come disconnected and everything in the garbage disposal flooded my feet. Of course then I had to clean under the sink and then everything else. Once I start cleaning I always seem to find something else that needs cleaning or rearranging. Thanks mom. Church was so great last night. My pastor's wife is doing a lesson for all the women on the tea's of christianity. This week was on "Beautea" and how the world's view of beauty is so tainted. A beautiful face can mask great ugliness, a bitter heart, a shallow mind, an evil smile and a proud life. As a christian woman my priority is my inward beauty and how the Lord sees me. What makes us beautiful is knowing, trusting, loving and living for Jesus. His loveliness will be reflected in me. This is not to say that we shouldn't pay attention to the outside because we all know if the barn needs painting then paint it. Well hope to chat with some of you soon.
God is good all the time
Kerry
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Tuesday, August 2
Hi everyone,
Welcome to the Heyboer family news. I wanted to keep everyone updated on our family because things change so fast. Charlie is starting school in a month and I can hardly believe she is going to start this chapter in her life. I pray that she will do well, make some new friends, have fun and most of all accept Jesus Christ as her Saviour. She has such an imagination and comes up with the craziest things to say. The other day she made a momentous discovery that spaghetti O's looked like bellybuttons. Quinn is my diva. Most days she spends dressed up in her princess dress and "tappers" (shoes that make a tapping sound on the kitchen floor). She seems to think that princess Quinn rules the castle. Needless to say she finds out otherwise on a daily basis. Gideon is my little man. He has so much energy and so many smiles. I pray that he never loses his happy heart. His favorite thing is anything he can throw and hopefully it's not something breakable. It's a learning process right? They grow up so quickly and I love being able to be their mom. I really have no idea what I'm doing but I trust that the Lord will show me daily and He does. Scott is just winding down on the craziness of cultivating all our crops and trying to keep some of the weeds out. We now have almost all our farmland certified organic and I am so proud of all his hardwork and dedication. Now we can relax for a little while until harvest time. Our garden is giving us all sorts of yummy stuff. Tonight is spaghetti squash, my favorite. I have been spending lots of time canning with the help of my super neighbor who is teaching me the ropes. I also started a new job recently as a rehab nurse in a healing and recovery center. My goal is to work one day a week to keep my license and not lose the love I have for Nursing. Well that's the news for now hope to hear from some of you.
God is good all the time
Kerry
Welcome to the Heyboer family news. I wanted to keep everyone updated on our family because things change so fast. Charlie is starting school in a month and I can hardly believe she is going to start this chapter in her life. I pray that she will do well, make some new friends, have fun and most of all accept Jesus Christ as her Saviour. She has such an imagination and comes up with the craziest things to say. The other day she made a momentous discovery that spaghetti O's looked like bellybuttons. Quinn is my diva. Most days she spends dressed up in her princess dress and "tappers" (shoes that make a tapping sound on the kitchen floor). She seems to think that princess Quinn rules the castle. Needless to say she finds out otherwise on a daily basis. Gideon is my little man. He has so much energy and so many smiles. I pray that he never loses his happy heart. His favorite thing is anything he can throw and hopefully it's not something breakable. It's a learning process right? They grow up so quickly and I love being able to be their mom. I really have no idea what I'm doing but I trust that the Lord will show me daily and He does. Scott is just winding down on the craziness of cultivating all our crops and trying to keep some of the weeds out. We now have almost all our farmland certified organic and I am so proud of all his hardwork and dedication. Now we can relax for a little while until harvest time. Our garden is giving us all sorts of yummy stuff. Tonight is spaghetti squash, my favorite. I have been spending lots of time canning with the help of my super neighbor who is teaching me the ropes. I also started a new job recently as a rehab nurse in a healing and recovery center. My goal is to work one day a week to keep my license and not lose the love I have for Nursing. Well that's the news for now hope to hear from some of you.
God is good all the time
Kerry
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