Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Winter Workout

Here is a winter workout program that is sure to firm up your muscles, get your blood to pumpin, and keep you warm too!   



Can't let Granny Smith do better than me at getting the wood in for the stove!


For instance, you were freezing, and I painted you a picture of fire licking, and burning, like that, I'd… and people standing around getting warm, I'd say, "Looky there, that's fire." Why you can't get warm by a painted fire; it won't warm. That's something that was. You've got to have the fire yourself. What Jesus was then, He is now. If He was a fire, a warmth to the heart, and a soothing, a shelter in the time of storm, He is the same today.
   51-0718 - The Angel Of The Lord
   Rev. William Marrion Branham

  

Queenie and Faith are having a winter workout as well.



Puppy Love


Staying warm by the fire here at the Eagles Nest.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Hillbilly Happiness




           "Well, Kentucky has something that they have offered to the Lord. Been many saints come from Kentucky. In the early days, the pioneer days when they came in the wagons with horses, and over across the hills... And they produced some great preachers and great saints of God. It'll be well represented in glory when we get there. "Bro. Branham 59-0811



There was a little flooding going on while we were there.  The 'cricks' were overflowing!  We went across the road to see a covered bridge and I got distracted along the way taking pictures of old buildings.  Can you just hear the congregation singing "In the Sweet By and By" in this old church?

I think Dad was ready to open revival services until he saw all the hay stacked in there.  :o)

Old abandoned house along the way.

An old abandoned store.....

Here's the covered bridge....




Nathan?

Another old store.....

On the way to Granny Smith's

We seen a couple of places that raised fighting roosters.


We surprised Granny.  She was getting in some kindling for her woodstove.  She's 85 and still going strong!

The guys got some wood in for her.





I thought I was gettin' gray......



Let me tell you a love story about this old water pump.  Years ago a young boy was picking up some tobacco plants from a local farmer.  While waiting  along the road for his dad to pick him up, he saw a pretty girl come outside the farmhouse to throw out the dish water.  He came up with an excuse to go meet her.  He quickly dumped out his water jug, and went up to ask her if he could fill his jug at this pump.  
That's how my dad met my mom and he knew he would marry her someday.  So 50 years later they went back to the old farmstead and got this pump to put in their yard as a memorial of how they met.


Meet my Dad, a missionary.  He loves to tell others about the Lord and this message.  So he came up with a unique way of handing out books and tracts.  He has this 1950 car that he takes to car shows in the area.  The car attracts people and while they are checking out the car, my dad pops open the "boot"  (trunk) and offers them a book.   A trunk full of treasures!




Since Dad uses this car to serve the Lord, the Lord gave a him a wonderful testimony to tell people.  One day as he was driving along, he heard this ticking sound.  So he pulled off and opened the hood while the engine was running to check it out.  Suddenly he felt a hand forcibly push his face over and at that instance a piece of the metal fan blade went flying past his face and brushed his ear then landed 100 feet in the field!  If that guardian angel hadn't pushed his head over that blade would have embedded into his face. Thank the Lord for His protection.



My sister-n-law made us some acorn bread while we were there and it was good.  


Sunrise in Kentucky.   
Hope you enjoyed the trip to Kentucky where the hollers run deep, the cricks don't dry up, and the sun always rises.

Friday, November 28, 2014

So Much to Thank Him For


The Lord blessed us with a beautiful snowfall just in time for 
Thanksgiving Day.
Though our sins be as scarlet, they are white as snow.






This year during Thanksgiving week, Karl and I celebrated our 
25th Wedding anniversary. 
Can anyone guess where this picture was taken? 

Karl gave me this beautiful necklace on our anniversary.

We took an Indian with us to Grandma's house for
Thanksgiving meal.


Here we are at Grandma's house.  She was just taking the food out of the oven.  It was all very yummy!

Joanna made these favors for each person.


Here are the cousins that came.....this is only half of them.




While we were there for Thanksgiving, Mom and Pop gave us this balloon and a cake for our anniversary.

Grandma has these cute lil' bears with the great-grandchildren and the grandchildren's names written on them.



Finally got a picture of this woodpecker. 
 Isn't he beautiful?


Thanksgiving greetings from Nathan's snowman.  haha