Sunset on the Farm

Birds

Lately, Emily and Ashley have been crazy about anything that has to do with birds. They've found many nests around the property. They've found empty eggshells on the ground. But their biggest desire has been to see baby birds hatch from eggs. Well, this week their wish came true. The eggs we have been watching hatched. It was the highlight of their week!

This Momentary Marriage

I started reading This Momentary Marriage by John Piper. A great, thought-provoking book. (As though Piper writes anything light!)

"...ultimately, marriage is the display of God. It displays the covenant-keeping love between Christ and his people to the world in a way that no other event or institution does. Marriage, therefore, is not mainly about being in love. It’s mainly about telling the truth with our lives. And staying married is not about staying in love. It is about keeping covenant and putting the glory of Christ’s covenant-keeping love on display."

You know you're from the city when...
your husband asks you to get a picture of him on the riding lawn mower!

The sheep are here

On Saturday, 120 sheep were brought to graze in the field next to and in back of our house. They will stay for about a month,until the grass (that is about a foot tall right now) is eaten down. They also brought a llama. The llama protects the sheep from predators, like coyotes. We love watching the sheep from our windows. I can watch them while I'm washing dishes and Cade has a great view from his upstairs bedroom window. We're loving the country...

Silver Falls State Park

This past weekend our friends, the Kuhns, came down to visit from Spokane. We had a great time. We went to Silver Falls State Park near Salem, a beautiful canyon with 10 waterfalls. We hiked to four of them. We were able to walk behind these two falls. We got quite wet in the process.

Another new country experience

This morning we heard a plane flying very low over the house. Went outside and realized it was a crop duster fertilizing the fields across the street. It was very fun to watch. After it sprayed a row, it flew over the house to turn around. It flew so low, each time it looked like it was going to hit the power lines and the house.