To Care and Not to Care

Oh wait! There's more! I believe I said there would be 2 videos in the last post, but there was only 1. Oops. So here is another Strategic Tool Implementation video demonstrating the, uh, push barrel. And because of the genius contraption of the Push Barrel, our backyard patio is almost finished! We acquired a ton of flagstone (for free), in which included a lot of good, hard work and the guys using their spatial skills. Jay built a fire pit too. (In which we may or may not be burning all sorts of "scraps" in...) Perfect for roasting mallows. Amy, our resident master gardener/green thumb also has made our garden quite the bountiful feast! (Well...and the 6 truck loads of aged-manured we dumped and tilled into the dirt!) On 1 pepper plant alone, she counted 15 (15!) peppers. One night, myself, Amy and Debbie had a washing, dicing, blanching and freezing party. We had turnips and rutabagas come out of our ears. So with a little help of Elton John and some old sch

So...we apologize for not keeping up on our blog. Summer caught us by surprise. It seems like summer always catches me. I look forward to it so much and then it's suddenly here. Time to do everything we can think of outside! Taking advantage of the warm NW summer nights, occasional hot days and outings with friends and family. This summer, our home was filled with a lot of laughter and a lot of hard work. Work of the deep kind. Work on ourselves that comes along with living with others, work on our character. It gets fleshed out  in our daily interactions, strengthening us while we continually tell the Lord that we are so glad we can be secure in Him. There is another kind of work too. Physical work. Active work. When the talk suddenly becomes reality. (We're doing this!) A couple weeks ago, we (suddenly) found ourselves painting our house. And let me tell you, the odds were against us. The paint store (who shall remain anonymous) gave us interior paint instead of exterior pai