8th Building Our Homes Together......

My dear friend Linda has been encouraging so many lately and I would love to have you go and check out her blog and be blessed with all of the super awesome ideas that she has goin on there.
http://www.prairieflowerfarm.blogspot.com/

Please pray for them as they traveled the last couple of dayz with super heavy hearts and emotions as well.

Sorry so short need to get some fair things caught up!

Hot summer Dayz......

Lots to share and lots of hot dayz lately. Where oh where do I start.....Lets start by our so blessed weekend...my dear hubby ...Dan had the weekend off and so we had all of the yard work done and wanted to get lots in this weekend. Oh Saturday after watching River for a few hours he is such a blessing to me...I love the time spent with him to share our Heavenly Fathers Love with him too. As we left early LaNaya and her dad headed out in the heat to go and listen to the Afters --who are a christian music band ...and I stayed behind to visit with my parent and get some things done that i needed to after the sun went down a little that hot 97 degree day I went to join them at the Hills Alive and got see LaNayas favorite Band Hawk Nelson. They're were here about four years ago and she was asked to play a kazoo on stage with them and they are her favorite ever since. Then we enjoyed Kutless as well. To see all of the people praise and love the Lord is amazing. there was about 8 to 10 thousand people and we were right of the stage got to shake hands with Hawk Nelson lead guitarist it was amazing. Went home and crashed it was so hot What a great time and lots of memories made.

"Sonday came and went to church and loved it a awesome word share after a week of children going to camp and Lanaya once again was a counselor and loved it so much got to spend some one on one time with the pastor as well she was so blessed to hear to talk about all she learn about talking to God and how He always listens to you it was amazing . It brings tears to my as I type this the pastor has laid on her heart to go to the Philippians this fall and she is so praying for this and she is amazingly seeking the Lord wisdom in this area so please pray for her and for her heart..I am so blessed to have a pastor that is there to listen to the hearts of our children.

After church back to Hills alive we went with temps reaching 100 we were there for 6 hours and it was amazing to see Abandon, Matt Maher, NEWWORLDSON, Matthew West, and Third Day it was the best ever once again to see all of the people there praise the Lords and the weeping of some that the Lord touch there heart it was awesome. This two day event was all free it was amazing time. This is a yearly event so if you ever come this way and want to take in some good fun this is the time to do it!

As we started this busy week it was near 100 for the last two days and so at work we spent some time in the water to stay cool and loved it. Now we are getting ready for the great time this weekend when our Lanaya will be getting baptized!

I will share more later on that!

7th Building our HOmes together with Jesus!!!

Wow here it is Wednesday already. It a cool and very damp morning here t his morning and enjoy thing all of the things in life I have been so blessed this last week by going and helping my daughter and son in love move in there new place it is amazing to see how much they are doing so I went to help out going threw baby cloths, washing a ton of clothes and of course what ever it take... Love those guys, it got me moving allot too I went and clean at my work all of the cupboards and now it was time to mine at home so I did do at that too.

Come join the fun at Prairie flower Farms and enjoy the party that is going on there as well......
http://www.prairieflowerfarm.blogspot.com/

As I was out yesterday day watching children play and our little bunny came to visits talking to two little girl who have lots of loss lately with a grandma passing and the other one just broke my heart she is in the second grade and her aunt had lost a baby and she was with her mom at the hospital and told me about the baby and as we were walking I told her that I would pray for her and she said to me it ok all babies go to heaven and I know that he is there. I got this hug lump in my throat and all I could think of is WOW. Praise the Lord that this little girl BELIEVES.....

Come join the party.......

My dear friend , Linda is having a great party on her blog..... come join her at Prairie Flower Farm...

http://www.prairieflowerfarm.blogspot.com/

She has a party going on there some come join the fun.....

She is giving away a a Blue Ball Canning book , a super cute bag that is made from recycled cat food bag!!! Also while you are there check out her cute e-pattern on a apron. We never have enough aprons huh!!!

I have had this Bible verse on my heart today!!!!

Also wanted to add this awesome recioe for some Chow Chow that I love so such that when I get a package from my dear Amish friend she always sends me some and then last year my parents and I got together and made some and it was so good so it is a favorite of ours now.


Chow Chow
3 C vinegar
1/2 pkg of Mrs wages kosher dill mix
3 C sugar
11 C water
boil mixture and put into 9 quarts of jars of mixed veggies (green bean, wax beans, cauliflower, cucumbers,carrots, zucchini, summer squash, watermelon rind)

Do hot bath boil for five minutes and take them out in about 15 min and let cool.

I know that it is awesome to see how gardens are growning.. sometime not fast enough..
As I was praying on a walk tonight it was chilly, damp day it was nice to get a walking and pray and this was something that touch my heart as I wanted to share. It is a reminder for me every day a dear friend gave me ths ring at Christmas time it say "Live by Faith NOT by sight" and it is so amazing the things that some by those that Believe in Him and I am so blessed to say that the Lord has truely blessed me ! Thank you Jesus. there are so many things that we never know how they are goign to work out but they do... with FAITH!

Bubbles Bubbles......and more

It is FRIDAY and even tho this week was short it is nice to come home early today and spend so time with Breckin and River--Brecking in my son in love he is my daughters fiancee. Breckin is seven and full of energy and all BOY gotta love it so it went swimming then off to spent the weekend with his grandparents. River too is spend the weekend in ND with his daddy and gma. I am so blessed that so many people LOVE them. As I went to work this morning and it was 70 outside by 8:00 I thought oh my it is going to get really warm so I took and made some home made bubbles and took all sort of tools for some fun with bubbles with all of the kids at work today.

Excellent recipe for home bubbles that works well!

4 C water

1 C dish soap I used palmall( that is misspelled)

1/4 C karol syrup (yep)

mix it all together and put in a container!

TOOLS

I took some 12 oz pop bottles and used for blowers

along with some pvc pipe I use for marshmallow shooters that are 1/2 inch and put cheese cloth at the end with rubber bands and used for blowers they are awesome

cookie cutters

paper towel rolls

strainer from kids kitchen set

any thing use your imagination.

Then I was able to come home and see River off to ND after a well needed nap. He is teething and needs some extra sleep.

I tried so hard to go to the cabin we went to over the 4th it was locked so maybe someday I will be able to post some pictures soon. On my way home there is lots of daises all over so I picked some and put on my table.

I also wanted to Thanks all of you that have came to visit I am having some problems posting on blog:( so if I don't it is not that I don't come and visit .

I also wanted to make a correction----sorry the trailer is my daughters and son in LOVE. I got to go and visit last night it is amazing and they are so happy. They have a huge wedding they are attending this weekend that they are part of so they are putting finishing touches on moving things as well this weekend. I am so excited for them!!!!

For me this weekend I am trying to finish up some projects and down time ....weeding ...reading an awesome book.....and just rejoicing in HIS LOVE!

Blessing and have a great weekend!

Wednesday July 6,2011

Wow here it is Wednesday already. I have been praying allot for our children with Rissa and Bridger getting there new home finally put together so that they Can move into it. As I am getting this post done they are moving and I was asked to watch Rivy while they moved . It is such blessing to be able to help your children and watch them grown as I was getting thought on what I wanted to posted today the two things that came to mind is our children and grandchildren and there spouses. I am so blessed to be able to have all of my children home now about three years ago our son was in the military and my heart was so wanting him here for a meal or just to hold him. Then to see him graduate from basic in Georgia and the honoring people that came up to him in the air port while we flew home was such an honor and then his time he served while in Alaska and we believed that he would not fight the war and the Lord answered every prayer he was moved from three different units in less than a year and every time the unit he left headed over to Iraq. SO I am sooo blessed the Lord really show me the power of prayer. Lars is home and has been for about three years now and we have this beautiful daughter in law and grand daughter whom we love.

Then the other thing that comes to mind when I asked for prayer for Rissa and Bridger and their new home to come together it has once again the Lord is so awesome. Thanks for all of the prayers ladies too.

As I have been heavy on the heart about two foster children that we had a few years back they are not following the Lord much any more and yesterday the two girls came by with there dad who is from Mississippi came looking for there other sister and I guess that she has gotten into some trouble and is hiding out now and so if you are reading this I would love some prayer for this family to find Jesus once again.

As this is the sixth week in Building our Homes with Jesus... over on Prairie Flower Farm blog my dear friend Linda has been so blessed with all of the purses that she got to take to women in Joplin, Praise the Lord some LIGHT on a dark time .

With the holiday last weekend we had some great time with family friends and loved ones and lots of good food too. Wow cook outs to chilling at the Cabin. I went to this special cabin I forgot my camera --go figure I never do that -LOL I am going to go sneak up and get some so I can share. Got to meet the in laws family wow was it amazing to meet them I love it. This cabin was built in 1930's and is amazing so I will tell and show more later. memories that last a life time.

I want to talk a little about this verse today as I close. Children are such a blessing to me as a pre school teacher, a foster parent. mom and grand ma too and what ever else I think the strongest thing that comes from this is when I can sow into a child's life it is a hug , wisdom or just time that is what a child calls LOVE I rejoice. As a young single mom for many years all I thought about was how things were getting paid and what my children must think is all I am worried about --BUT HE is my provider and children are blessings.

I have been reading a book by Mary Beth Chapman called Choosing to SEE: A Journey of struggles and Hope

It is is a story that they wrote after the loss of there adopted daughter from China a few years ago. It is amazing and for me to see the struggles and the hope that they went threw is amazing. As my dear friend Linda's child is adopting a boy named Vitaliy from the Ukraine. Make sure you go and see how you can help.

Blessing to all of you that read this!

Betty Jo

July 5, 2011

To Him be the glory. As we had a busy 4th of July from taking in all of the festivities to some quite time.

We look in some fun activities over the 4th of Carnival rides (not me that is for sure) to having the family over on some great memories on Sunday to go to a special Cabin.

There was not lots to post but lots of fun pictures.