We came home from town earlier this week to this lovely message left by a friend who had been visiting. How sweet! It warmed our heart to have a prayer left for this land. Thanks Brian.
Do you see what is in the sky over Frank and Flower? Yes, clouds started rolling in a day or two later. And the crazy drying winds died down.
And now it rains. And rains. This photo was just taken out of one of our living room windows; note the rain drips on the glass. We have an inch and a half in our range gauge so far. Wonderful. We are thankful. And have decided to stop the culling process until further notice.I sure wish I didn't worry so much. All that worry over the grass and now it looks like it will grow just fine. Of course, I don't just worry about cows and grass - that is just what I share here! But all worry is such a waste of time and yet even though I don't want to do it, I still do it. Even though I try to trust and be faithful, worry always rears its ugly head. I know I am not alone in this and I also know that today I worry less than I did a year ago, and that sometime in the future, when my hair is all grey, I will probably worry even less. Time has a way of teaching us things, if we but listen.
Jesus says we shouldn't worry. Read Matthew 5:25-34 for his complete statement on the issue.
Nice pictures - especially of the rain. You're right about the worry - it doesn't do any good or add a minute to your life.
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AN UNSEASONABLY WET SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT RAINFALL ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA STARTING LATE MONDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS
WILL LIKELY APPROACH 1.5 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER
ELEVATIONS APPROACHING 3 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING.
Yipee!!!!
What a wonderful message to come home to! We have been getting some rain here too. We needed it. I was getting worried. Our first hay cutting is coming up and we need some hay, so I was praying for rain.
ReplyDeleteAnd I worry a lot. It's a lot easier to say it doesn't do any good, but sometimes it's just hard not to worry.
wonderful post Tammi... if we all could just have faith, my hair might be alittle less grey! (lol)
ReplyDeleteTammy, maybe I should go ahead and dye mine gray so I will not worry as much. But I worry. . .will the color look good on me? Will Max still love me? Will gray hair really help? ;)
ReplyDeleteLove ya, girl. Happy for your rain. God wants to keep that beautiful ranch looking great.
Thanks for all the support and Michelle, Max will still love you even if you don't look good all grey... but of course you will!
ReplyDeleteWow Annette, it looks like the weather forecast was right for once! Right now, Monday afternoon, it is POURING rain. This might actually help our rivers too. YIPEE. YIPEE. Maybe we should throw in a YEE HAW! too.
ReplyDeleteHi Ya TJ! For the horse who gets sole bruises- I'd think about DuraSole actually. Mikey has used it, and says it is incredible. Safer than straight iodine, which is nigh on impossible to obtain nowadays, thanks to Methheads. (Apparently they cook it down somehow, and add things to it? I don't know, but they mucked it up for us horse folks who used it for legit uses!)
ReplyDeleteCatch Mikey, and see what she says about the DuraSole too! ;)
Take good care out there TJ- and rain prayers are headed your way!