Nine Ways God Always Speaks

by Mark Herringshaw and Jennifer Schuchmann

Have you ever thought "Ummm, I wonder if that was God trying to tell me something"? I sure have and always thought "Nope, that was my mind just being silly".

If you have ever done that or thought that you knew God was never speaking to you then you need to read "Nine Ways God Always Speaks". This book is great! It describes stories from the bible where people had different ways of hearing God and it also talks about recent events that have happened to people and how different they were from others.

This book is made to let you know that your idea of God speaking to you is not rare and that there are many different ways and signs that God speaks to us in.

If you would like a copy please email me at angelaalford22@yahoo.com and put "Nine Ways God Always Speaks book" in the subject line.

Hellen's Trip to the Vet

Hellen's leg did get better and we were able to put her back in the brooder with the other baby chicks. But I kept noticing that her eye was still not opening. So after a week of dropping water on it hoping that it would open up I decided to take her to the family vet. I didn't know if her eyeball never formed or if her eye lids didn't form correctly and could not open. I was really worried that she would get pecked at or picked on since she was half the size of everyone else. I was not sure what I would put her but decided that a picnic basket would be perfect. Here is the picture of her in the basket Friday on the way to Valley Vet in Pine Mountain. Dr. Rachel said that there was a eyeball that it was grey due to the infection and nasty stuff on it. She gave her some medicated drops and I have to open her eye lid daily and put a few drops on her eye. So far it has not opened but this is only the 3rd day. Keep your fingers crossed that her eye will heal and she will grow some feathers like all the others.

Building the Run

The first completed wall...
Keith after all the walls have been put up and connected checking to make sure it is level. Double click on the picture and check out those awesome triceps.

The human door to the run and my finger.

Miss Piggy checking out everything.

The frame work on the run is complete. We just need some wire, older chickens and a roof and it will be finished.

Chicken -n- Dumplings

My sister was coming home so we decided to have a nice family dinner. Keith and I made chicken -n- dumplings. They were so good and I burnt my tounge really bad because I could not stop sipping the flavorful juices. Anyway here are some pictures of the process and also a picture of some flowers that my Grandma received as a gift for her birthday last year. She got them potted and then decided to plant them by her front door and ta da they bloomed and are very pretty.

Sick Little Hellen

Here is Hellen in the chick hospital. She is sleeping on top of her food bowl.
Dr. Alford checking Hellen out to make sure nothing else is wrong. At this point she has a hurt leg and her left eye will not open.

Hellen trying to walk on 1 leg as Dr. Alford checks her progress.

2/20/09 Photo Shoot

Here is a picture of one of the Buff Rocks with 2 Rhode Island Reds sleeping in the background.
Cason came over to play and stay the night with us. Here is him looking and pointing at the chicks.

Some sleeping and some just laying around.

Our New Addition (10 Chicks)

Finally, they are in order!! Hip hip hooray :) There new home for the next 6 to 8 weeks.

Them trying to get used to the new layout.

Keith and one of the 10 babies.

9 of them chowing down. The other is visiting Dr. K.L. Alford for a pasting up problem.

Setting up the Chicken Coop

These are not in order again. Please read from the bottom up.Me cleaning out the old stuff (that's all I am going to say) getting ready for demolition.

Keith shoveling some hay.

And more hay.

Us getting ready to level the coop.

Unloading the coop at its new home.

The Chicken Coop's Big Move

Yes they are not in correct order so start reading from the bottom of this post please.

Following the coop on the way to its new home.

Keith and his brother Kevin after loading it up on the trailer.

A before snap shot of the inside.

Keith and Kevin trying to figure out there next move.

Another snap shop of the outside.

This post is very short with very little details. Sorry a more lengthy one to come hopefully Sunday.

Building A Raised Vegetable Bed

This year we decided to plant a vegetable garden. But because we live in Georgia where red clay is famous we decided to do a raised bed. My sweet Daddy helped us the wood to construct it. The wood actually came from a tree that was cut off of our property and my Dad turned it into lumber with his Wood-Mizer Sawmill. So here are some pictures of us making the bed.

They aren't in any certain order but, you get the point.