Controlled Chaos

We here on the farm are moving into the holiday seasons with such great expectations. Our house is chilly to say the least with the cold weather setting in and no heating system installed but we are moving in a positive direction. We have purchased a blower system to go in the living room fireplace and will be getting the wood floors in throughout the downstairs this next week. I've planted my strawberries and garlic to ensure a bountiful crop next summer and put in another grape vine. Our fruit trees were overflowing this year and I was able to put up forty quart jars of fruit and 10 jars of jam(grape, green pepper, fig and peach). Our freezer is full of frozen squash, zucchini and tomatoes and soon Tom Tom the thirty pound turkey we've raised will cuddle up in there as well in preparation for the Christmas meal.
We are hoping Lance is accepted to the University of Haifa, Israel for the study abroad program starting in January and we plan to join him for a visit if he stays through the fall.
It seems our life never stops it's twists and turns but we have always been fighters and even though we get down sometimes we generally rise to each challenge with stronger resolve than we had had before.Our life is full. We love our Lord and pray each of our children will find His grace and love as they become adults.
John Michael has been in the fight of his life with serious kidney issues this fall requiring hospital stays but we pray the Lord will bring healing and restoration to him. He is such a warrior. He will begin teaching children for church next week. He went to the pastor on his own and worked out all the details. His class will be 8-10 children age 3-8 years old.
I have been asked to teach dance at church on Friday nights in Greensboro and on Wednesday nights in Grays Chapel. We will be presenting to another church on Sunday December 5th Davidic dance and prayfully opening doors for sharing how our Hebrew Roots have everything to do with Christ and Christianity. I am praying for guidance on this as it is a huge responsibility and we still have so much work that needs to be done to make our house livable. My dad will be coming in December to take the boys deer hunting at a friends hundred acre property in Virginia and they get to stay at her cabin! It was so nice of her to offer, she has been so generous to us this year. I know my dad will put in some hard labor here at the house when he comes which we also appreciate tremendously. He has always been there for us and never let us down.
I pray your life is full but maybe not quite as full as ours and you find time to rest, relax and spend time with friends and family this season.