1. Licorice
2. Cool mornings
3. Snuggle time w/the K's.
4. Bird songs in the morning
5. Blogs
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
WHAT IS GOING ON IN KANSAS?!
I'm sitting here in a sweat shirt in August! What is going on in Kansas? In my neck of the woods, temps are only going to be around 85 all week! Instead of global warming, its global cooling! I'm loving the weather and we've been outside alot!
An update on my last weeks - My Uncle Ray (mom's brother) passed away and so I traveled with my sister and her family to the service in Gainesville, Miss ouri. We had a good time visiting with Ray's family and I'm extremely comforted to know that Uncle Ray had a relationship with the Lord in his last years. We stopped to get gas and found this Harley guy and his Harley dog, "Gracie". Thought it was too cute!
My family was headed to Coffeyville, KS to the Inter-State Fair and Rodeo and I connected with them on Tuesday evening. We did the whole fair scene - looked at all the animals, looked at all the quilts, crafts, photo exhibits, venders and rode all the rides. We then met our friends, Tom and Tolli Haymaker for an evening at the rodeo. Rick and the kids spent time with Tom while I was gone. Rick and Tom grew up together and we try to keep in touch.
We got home very late Wednesday night, took Thursday off to regroup and then waited anxiously for the arena to be delivered on Friday. Our good friend, Chris Groth was here and waiting patiently with his Bobcat ready to unload and move the panels. He spaced everything out so that we had to do little work moving the 60 pound panels around! We got up early Saturday morning and started working . . . all four of us worked all day and the K's played and played. Then we decided we were going to finish up on Sunday and it looks great! The roping cattle will be here this week and we'll be turning steers and barrels by Friday!
It was alot of work for man, woman, and two kids but the neat thing is that the arena is portable. IF God should call us somewhere else, we'll just snip some wire and the whole thing can go with us! I'M HAVING CAMERA ISSUES! I TOOK A WHOLE BUNCH OF PICTURES AND THEY AREN'T THERE!
Oh well . . . we'll get the cattle here and I'll get video then!
Blessings sweet friends - May you have an incredible last part of the week!
~P.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Gunpowder & Lead
I've added a play list to my blog and as you can see - I have a wide variety of music. Now, I am a country girl and I do like a good rockin' rockabilly song every once in a while. My feature of Gunpowder & Lead by Miranda Lambert is two fold; first, I've been in a difficult relationship like the song describes and this is kinda the battered woman's rebel cry; second, in the very first stanza of the song, she proclaims that they are both going to hell. Why would that be so significant?
The singer knows she's headed for hell because of her actions. She doesn't have a repentant heart, she fully intends to execute her plan. She's seeking justice and revenge. Now, your normal everyday person pretty much thinks heaven is their destiny - they are good people, never murdered anyone, do right by their neighbor, and give to the church. Surely, God would not turn them away - look at their good works.
Have you ever really thought about hell and the torment. I've been known to take my little foot and shove it deep into my mouth every once in a while. When I do this sort of thing, for the next several days and possibly weeks I think, "Why did I say that or Why did I do that? What must they think of me? How can I fix it? I am so stupid! Why, Why Why?" Torment. Even if I've repented, apologized, begged for mercy, satan still uses it to torment me.
Revelations 20:10 states that satan and all the false prophets will be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur where the beast will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Whew! This torment is nothing like our earthly torment. Luke 16, clearly talks about the torment in hell and what it will be like for those who are there. The significance in this passage is that the rich man did not expect to be there and he begged to tell his family to change so they would not be there either.
This is not my "hell fire and brimstone" soapbox message because most of you who read my blog are already fellow followers of Jesus Christ and you've chosen the path that leads to righteousness. However, I have a ton of friends who are like those who simply think their destiny is heaven. But we know that in John 14:6 Jesus says that He is the way, the truth, and the life - No man comes to the Father except through Him.
Jesus is the only reason we will not be tormented in hell - He is the only reason our torment on earth is defeated. John 3:16 - the best known verse states that God loves us so much that He sacrificed His only son, Jesus, that whoever chooses to believe in Him will have eternal life. Eternal live is for everyone but you have to choose it to receive it.
Now back to the song - The singer chose hell. My challenge to each one of you is to make it known that there is a choice that has to be made - a choice to choose Jesus, a choice to repent of sinful lives and actions and a choice to move forward in faith.
We at the Broken Y are moving forward in faith, getting our arena up, and preparing a place for people to come, in an environment that is comfortable to them where the knowledge of a choice will be made known. If it is in God's perfect plan, people will come to know Jesus in a very real way and their destiny will become clear. Please pray for our ministry.
Blessings Friends,
~P.
The singer knows she's headed for hell because of her actions. She doesn't have a repentant heart, she fully intends to execute her plan. She's seeking justice and revenge. Now, your normal everyday person pretty much thinks heaven is their destiny - they are good people, never murdered anyone, do right by their neighbor, and give to the church. Surely, God would not turn them away - look at their good works.
Have you ever really thought about hell and the torment. I've been known to take my little foot and shove it deep into my mouth every once in a while. When I do this sort of thing, for the next several days and possibly weeks I think, "Why did I say that or Why did I do that? What must they think of me? How can I fix it? I am so stupid! Why, Why Why?" Torment. Even if I've repented, apologized, begged for mercy, satan still uses it to torment me.
Revelations 20:10 states that satan and all the false prophets will be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur where the beast will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Whew! This torment is nothing like our earthly torment. Luke 16, clearly talks about the torment in hell and what it will be like for those who are there. The significance in this passage is that the rich man did not expect to be there and he begged to tell his family to change so they would not be there either.
This is not my "hell fire and brimstone" soapbox message because most of you who read my blog are already fellow followers of Jesus Christ and you've chosen the path that leads to righteousness. However, I have a ton of friends who are like those who simply think their destiny is heaven. But we know that in John 14:6 Jesus says that He is the way, the truth, and the life - No man comes to the Father except through Him.
Jesus is the only reason we will not be tormented in hell - He is the only reason our torment on earth is defeated. John 3:16 - the best known verse states that God loves us so much that He sacrificed His only son, Jesus, that whoever chooses to believe in Him will have eternal life. Eternal live is for everyone but you have to choose it to receive it.
Now back to the song - The singer chose hell. My challenge to each one of you is to make it known that there is a choice that has to be made - a choice to choose Jesus, a choice to repent of sinful lives and actions and a choice to move forward in faith.
We at the Broken Y are moving forward in faith, getting our arena up, and preparing a place for people to come, in an environment that is comfortable to them where the knowledge of a choice will be made known. If it is in God's perfect plan, people will come to know Jesus in a very real way and their destiny will become clear. Please pray for our ministry.
Blessings Friends,
~P.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Changes Again!
I loved my new background but when I can't even read it, you know it is too busy! So I hope this one works better and is pleasant to the viewing eye!
We, in Kansas are enjoying an absolutely gorgeous day! Mid 80's and headed up but while it is nice and breezy, I've opened all the windows and am letting some of that fresh breeze flow through! Rain is threatening to come most of the week but I am okay with that! We've gotten all of our hay in and the 105 temps are not to my liking! We need some rain to cool off the earth and it always brings back that lush green that turns a little yellow when the temps rise.
BS is mowing, something she really enjoys, the K's are toting the kittens around like toys, RJ is doing school . . . still . . . but making headway. I'll be spending my afternoon finalizing school work and getting some grading done, always doing something real estate related, and making sure that the monkies don't manage to tear the house down!
Blessings friends!
P.
We, in Kansas are enjoying an absolutely gorgeous day! Mid 80's and headed up but while it is nice and breezy, I've opened all the windows and am letting some of that fresh breeze flow through! Rain is threatening to come most of the week but I am okay with that! We've gotten all of our hay in and the 105 temps are not to my liking! We need some rain to cool off the earth and it always brings back that lush green that turns a little yellow when the temps rise.
BS is mowing, something she really enjoys, the K's are toting the kittens around like toys, RJ is doing school . . . still . . . but making headway. I'll be spending my afternoon finalizing school work and getting some grading done, always doing something real estate related, and making sure that the monkies don't manage to tear the house down!
Blessings friends!
P.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Simple Pleasures
Talking time: I just spent a full,
uninterupted hour talking on my cell phone
to my man as he makes his
way home from a business trip.
Snuggling his pillow.
Quiet.
Listening to the radio without interruption.
Seeing an old friend.
Baby smiles.
Feeding on Scripture.
~Blessings~
~P.
What We've Been Up To . . .
The Broken Y has been fairly busy lately . . .and I've had, as some like to call it, "Blogger Block". There is no medication for this ailment, however the symptoms are this . . . you sit down at the computer, sign in to blogger, pull up a new post, and stare at the screen with absolutely no idea what to write! You think, surely I can come up with something creative and it just never hits!
So . . . here are a few pictures, a few descriptions, and few simple thoughts. Hopefully, you will be entertained a little!
New Curtains:
Before the B's headed to Kid's Camp, I started making curtains for the kitchen / dining room. I stood in front of the curtain selection at Wal-Mart three different evenings trying to decide what I wanted. Never finding exactly what I was looking for in the
price range I wanted, I walked over to the fabric section and found exactly what I wanted. I had no pattern, I just came home, started measuring and came up with the curtains you see in the pictures. I am quite proud of them . . . I love the color scheme 
and am really quite suprised that it all worked out so well.
Off to camp the B's went and I started in on my white walls - my kitchen and dining room needed curtains and paint so I started painting . . . it took me five days! My
precious friend, Pat came out on day five and gave me a kick start and we were able to knock out the hall and laundry room as well
I painted the walls a "Butter-Creme" and was afraid that it looked too peachy but once I got the curtains up it started to p
ull a muted yellow which is what I had intended in the first place. Really warmed up the rooms and pulled all the colors together.
After the paint job, I had a Home & Garden Party to put some pretties on the newly painted walls.
In all honesty, I hate having these parties. I always need therapy afterwards. Why do I subject myself to this torture . . . Anyway . . . I got this cute star basket on my wall, the star candle holders and this really adorable cowboy boot bird house that I will NOT put outside!
So . . . here are a few pictures, a few descriptions, and few simple thoughts. Hopefully, you will be entertained a little!
New Curtains:
Before the B's headed to Kid's Camp, I started making curtains for the kitchen / dining room. I stood in front of the curtain selection at Wal-Mart three different evenings trying to decide what I wanted. Never finding exactly what I was looking for in the
price range I wanted, I walked over to the fabric section and found exactly what I wanted. I had no pattern, I just came home, started measuring and came up with the curtains you see in the pictures. I am quite proud of them . . . I love the color scheme 
and am really quite suprised that it all worked out so well.Off to camp the B's went and I started in on my white walls - my kitchen and dining room needed curtains and paint so I started painting . . . it took me five days! My
precious friend, Pat came out on day five and gave me a kick start and we were able to knock out the hall and laundry room as wellI painted the walls a "Butter-Creme" and was afraid that it looked too peachy but once I got the curtains up it started to p
ull a muted yellow which is what I had intended in the first place. Really warmed up the rooms and pulled all the colors together.After the paint job, I had a Home & Garden Party to put some pretties on the newly painted walls.
In all honesty, I hate having these parties. I always need therapy afterwards. Why do I subject myself to this torture . . . Anyway . . . I got this cute star basket on my wall, the star candle holders and this really adorable cowboy boot bird house that I will NOT put outside!
My precious niece, Jessica, was married on July 18th. I was sixteen when she was born and we spent alot of time together when she was little. She called me Aunt Palda and she went everywhere with me. I don't know what my sister, Yvonne, was thinking letting me haul that little thing around all the time but she did and I loved her! She married a really nice, young man, Scott Winter. Bailey was a candle lighter in the wedding and did a lovely job!
Bailey and my sister, Leah, from Lexington, Kentucky
Bailey & Jessica - The only girls on my side of the family
Parents of the Bride, my sister, Yvonne & David, my mom, Vera and step-dad, Ron, my nephew, Joshua, and Grandma Vada, David's mom.
The Groom - Scott Winter - We like him alot, you have to be tough stuff to deal with the women in this family. I think Scott will do fine!
The reception was lovely, we danced until our feet hurt and the kids had a really good time. My sister, Yvonne, made sure that her princess had her fairy tale wedding.
All of this while we cut, baled and put up our own hay (for the first time), played baseball tournaments, did style review at the county fair and finished up our school year. I have several homes listed that are getting quite a bit of activity and now I am getting ready for the next school year, starting in a few weeks!
Any mother, regardless of her career, number of children, or size of home, has a busy life . . . for those of you reading this . . . Psalms 94:18 & 19 says, "When I said, "my foot is slipping," your love, Oh, Lord, supported me, your consolation brought joy to my soul." Blessings ~ P.
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