# 12 Jack Sequeria- Sabbath rest

They are Here!!!

 On Valentines Day - our sweet little chicks hatched and believe it or not my husband picked up the little box of chicks from the post office at about noon today!! 

Here is the box they arrived in: 

Don't worry - they are no longer in the box. Our cat just thought she needed to check it all out once I placed the box on the table to get a photo. 

My husband took a little video of the babies once he got them. I was going to try to share it here with you but couldn't get it to work. Sorry. So you will have to make do with this photo of them in the box once they had gotten their water and their little butts checked. Then we got them out to their new home! 

They arrived quicker than we expected. It seems like last time we got baby chicks it took 2 days to get them to us. So we were shocked this morning to see they are already in a town about 1 1/2 hours away. But it still took them several hours to make it to our post office. That gave us a bit of time to finish getting ready for them. 

So we ordered 25 and usually they send an extra chick - just in case there are chicks lost en route. Well they did not have one varieties that we had ordered so they substituted another - cheaper chicken - barred rock in their place and then threw in several extra because the ones we had ordered that they did not have were more money$$$ anyway we think we ended up with 29 babies. And we have 5 adult chickens. We lost one last Friday night :( 

Anyway - This will add quite a bit of work for a while - but they are so cute and it is rewarding so it is worth it. Just like gardening- lots of work but well worth the efforts put in!! 

Behold the Man! ....series

Behold the Man!!! 

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 The Scriptures were written, not so much to record the history of the past, or to forecast the events of the future, or to enunciate a system of theology, although they do all this, but to reveal to the human family a Person. The Bible is not so much a book of theology as it is a biography of its author and chief subject, Jesus Christ. The Bible deals with the various sciences, so that scientists, while searching for light in their particular fields, might discover the science of salvation. It deals briefly with geology, that men interested in that subject may be led to discover the Rock of Ages. The Scriptures contain a great deal of invaluable information regarding medical science, so that men who devote their lives to the science of healing might become acquainted with the Great Physician, who alone can heal the malady of sin and give eternal life. Astronomers may find much to inspire them in the Bible; but, best of all, it will lead to the discovery of "the Bright and Morning Star" and "the Sun of Righteousness." In the Holy Word botanists may find "the Lily of the valley" and "the Rose of Sharon," and zoologist will have revealed to them "the Lam of God" and "the Lion of the tribe of Judah." The principal purpose of the Scriptures is to make know to man "the One altogether lovely," "the Chiefest among ten thousand." 

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Natural Femininity Cancelled | The War on Women | Episode 3

Today's episode resonated with me. I have a loved one who I feel has been influenced with all the attention that comes along with some of these things that she talks about today. There was a term she used - I just can't remember it. Anyway I just also wanted to share that the youtube channel that these posts are coming from" "Little House on the Mountain" has some lovely videos. Very calming and helps you see the peace that comes from attending to your home. I highly recommend this channel. Be blessed :O) 

My Best Deal

About a month ago I noticed this box in the storage room of my favorite little thrift store. I instantly knew I would want it if the price was reasonable. At first one of the helpers seemed to think that they would wait till summer to sell it but thankfully the very next time I went to the thrift store - it was out and ready to sell!! My lucky day!!! 

So I looked this up on Target and they were asking $42.99 for it!!! You can find it cheaper a few other places but then will the shipping add to this price? Maybe. ,,,,

Anyway I thought the $10.00 that they asked was VERY reasonable!! 

And the awesome thing is that even without water - all of my grandkids have enjoyed it!!! 

 

# 11 Jack Sequeira- The investigative judgement

Might or Might Not Be....

 Hello! Just had a little bit of free time and thought I would do a bit of a catch up post. Things have been busy around here. We have a lot to do and the weather has NOT been being helpful at all. Today we had about an inch of rain. We really do need the rain - really bad in fact- but we have work that needs to be done and we have deadline. 

So our baby chicks are suppose to be hatched on Monday or there abouts. And then will be shipped to us and will take 2 -3 days to get here. It is SO up in the air of when we will get them. So we have to hold our plans loosely.  But we still have ALOT to do to get the coop and everything ready for them. Our sneak attach of the ice storm last week did not help at all. That took quite a bit of the time we had planned to work on our coop. Slowly we have made progress.

If it were up to me alone- we would have the coop done and everything ready for the babies. But it looks like we will be cutting it close. And there is so much to do to prepare for them. Plus I am nervous about adding all of that work on top of everything else. Taking care of the grandbaby 3 days a week has already added so much. Then Last week end I started my first set of seeds and then Tuesday I started the 2nd set of sees. I already have little seedlings coming up from the first planting!! So exciting. I can not wait to share more about that with you. I have regular basil, opal basil, Mizuna Beni Houshi (this is my first year to try these seeds- they are from Baker Creek- and were actually a packet of free seeds that I  received with a seed order last year.) I also got a free packet of Cabbage - Nero Di Toscana - I plan to start those for the first time this year- probably in the next week. I love growing plants - but it is whole lot of things to do added to my already busy schedule. And then the baby chicks - they take quite a bit of work as well. A lot of enjoyment, but a lot of work. 

So I might or might now be feeling quite a bit of pressure. But hey- it will all work out. I will just have to take it all day by day. The best way to deal with life.

I am feeling a bit discouraged because my husband has been able to do home basing since 2020 because of Covid. And it looks like Friday will be his last day. It does not help that he works 49 miles away!! And that the price of gas being anywhere from $2.90-$3.29 around here right now. So this will be quite a bit of money out just in gas. And of course, I am sure you all are feeling the crunch of alot your bills increasing. Everything I turn around another one goes up. Anyway please pray that maybe a miracle will happen and that he will be able to contiue to home base- some workers are still being able to. We live outside of the amount of miles from work that they have- but he lived within that area until that work location closed and he was moved - and then moved again - each time a little further and a little further- till he is now 49 miles away. Thank you for taking this issue to the Lord in prayers. 

Well I better get off of here and get a few thing done. I do hope you all are doing well, staying warm, and healthy. :O)