Deer Hunting--Graphic photos

Ok all you deer hunters, you have got to come out to KS to hunt with Chris and Mike! These guys have it down to a science. They went out at 4 p.m. yesterday. By 5:30 ish I got a call from Chris that I would probably have to take Collin to piano because he and Mike both got deer. Mike's was not dead and they were looking for it but they could see the trail it left. Anyway, by 7:48 he was home with his deer. They are out again looking for Mike's this morning. I hope they find it!

More Fall Fun

We had a quiet Thanksgiving. We met with Mom and Dad A and Bill and Paula for a nice Turkey late lunch.

It snowed on "Black Friday" and on White Saturday the kids had fun following tracks that critters left in the snow. Seems some bunnies were checking out the chicken coupe & then headed to the RR tracks.

It was warm that Sunday so I decided to see if my big evergreen tree (that still had last year's lights on it) would still light up. Of course, a year's worth of KS wind rearranged the lights thoroughly, so I had to get the ladder out and fix some. It actually lit up, although the tree has out grown these lights and needs another strand. I had some helpers! I think I had all 6 kittens up in the tree with me "helping" me grab onto the lights. Especially those deep in the tree.

Fall Overview 1

OK, time for my bi-monthly blog update!! I thinking I have Halloween parade, Thanksgiving, Christmas lights and hunting to cover. Where to start... this Trick or Treat was a bust! We had church and AWANA that night. We had a very fun time at school They had their parade through town and fun parties in their classes. However, to get some trick or treating done before AWANA we needed to hustle and get started early. This really upset Collin who loves the idea of going around town in the dark.... Erin was kind of headachey and did not want to rush, but was willing to let the whole thing go. The younger boys fell in line with her. They did not even get back into their costumes for me... :o( Fortunately I have pictures from the parade. We forgot to carve the pumpkins we got too. Did I mention that I started working on Monday of this week??? Oh well, like Erin said, what's more important learning about God or a trick or treating. Here's Alan the Power Ranger, Hans the Storm Trooper, Erin the vet and Collin another storm trooper

Gutsy Pastor

You may have seen this already, I am not sure exactly when it happened, but I thought it was worth posting!
It seems prayer still upsets some people. Please read....
When Minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate,
everyone was expecting the usual generalities, but this is what they heard;

"Heavenly Father, We come before you today To ask your forgiveness and To seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, "Woe to those who call evil good" But that is exactly what we have done.

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium And reversed our values.
We have exploited the poor and Called it the lottery.
We have rewarded laziness And called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn And called it choice.
We have shot abortionists And called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline Our children and called it Building self esteem.
We have abused power And called it politics.
We have coveted our neighbor's Possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and Pornography and called it Freedom of speech and expression.
We have ridiculed the time honored values of our Forefathers and called it enlightenment.

Search us, Oh, God, And know our hearts today;
Cleanse us from every sin And set us free. Amen!"
The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests for copies of this prayer from India, Africa and Korea. Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio Program,
"The Rest of the Story," and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our Nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called "one nation under God."
"If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything."