Beautiful March

We had lots of fun farm experiences this month. We got to go to Wildman Farms and milk the goat. This is the 1-year old watching us milk her mom.

This is my friend Lynn helping Trey milk.

Lily had her turn.
Hanna got a good stream going.
Maggie was a natural at milking.
Here we went to a sheep farm and had such a great time with the sheep.

Hanna fell in love with this crippled lamb and named her Abigail.

Trey was amazed and thrilled that sheep pee too!

Hanna had a violin recital. Here are all the student and her teacher, Joanne Jacovides.








Our little knight.
We collected worms for our garden. It has rained a lot lately.

Opa and Oma came and Opa picked a lot of lemons.

Women's Retreat at Mt. Gilead.

Spring Break fun included Ellen and James Olah.

We went ice skating with David Somers.

Then we had a Neighborhood Progressive Dinner.

We started at Susanna and Enrique's with appetizers.

Then we went to Thomas and Nicki's for salad.

Next stop, the Kleins' for soups.

The soup choices were a yummy peach, mango, chicken chili and a white bean and pesto stew.

Mallory really loves her pillow pal Bee.

We had fun just hanging out and watching Mallory's antics.

Last stop, the Fletchers' house for dessert--ice cream!

Mallory and Hanna


Lily thinks Thomas is so silly!

I might as well post all of this one--Psalm 34

I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21 Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Talk about faith and clear purpose...

I just read these verses:

And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. (side note here...yikes!) But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel and the grace of God.

Acts 20:22-24

Paul is saying goodbye to his friends and fellow brothers in Ephesus, even knowing that he would never see them again. He also knows that nasty things are going to happen to them. He commends them to "God and the the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32).

And he goes, knowing that pain awaits, and that his life only worth is to finish testifying to the gospel and the grace of God.

May I have this life's worth as well--constantly testifying to the gospel and grace of God.