yel*low bird

This plane carries and delivers pesticides.  It sprays onto the farmers crops in the area. Each time the plane  zooms over our house I am reminded that it means we are possibly going to be exposed once again to carcinogens. There once was a field just beyond our property fence line that would hire this plane to spray his crops. And even though this field no longer exists, there are others nearby, and we still see the plane circle over our home. I strongly believe that is one of the factors that influenced my sons development of leukemia. While my children were young I was not aware of the health hazard in my own backyard. But then there is not much I can do about it, for the residue can be in the air for a few days~depending on the way the breezes blow. They never spray when there is a wind. Therefore the poison can hang around even longer. Eighty percent of the patients at the childrens cancer clinic are leukemia patients. There is a link~i am convinced.  

Forever Friends

I texted a couple of girl friends yesterday.  These were friends from college days.  Over the years we have kept in touch~ loosely. We have shared the good and bad experiences of life. Technology has enhanced our communications, and feel so blessed that we can pick up where we left off, and feel comfortable with one another even though communication is sporadic. Several years ago the few close friends I had developed locally moved away, and their absence is felt keenly. I live in a location that is difficult to develop those long term friendships, so forever friends have been important to me.

It was a privilege recently to attend a concert by "The Kings Heralds" ~for one of the members is one of those forever friends.  We had a good catch up chat after the concert~and was blessed to have time to even pray together.

Spring is here!

When we see the bluebonnets blooming

~Tired~

This is what happens when you work all night, and study all day.  I wanted to pick her up and carry her to  bed~but alas she is just too big to do that!

The Project

On February 15 my husband and I signed papers for an adventure. We purchased a home to use as a rental.  I finally gave in to my husbands desires.  He has wanted to do this for a very long time.  This home was in need of some fixing up.  There had been a water leak that had gotten the carpet wet. Hence there was moldy carpet. The water leak needed to be fixed. There were crayon marks on the wall, and bedroom doors that had holes in them.  One door jam was broken because someone blasted through the locked door. The dining room light fixture needed replaced.... And more. It took two and a half weeks, but we got things fixed up, and the rental sign was not even up 24 hours before we had renters.  It was not even ready to move into when they handed us the deposit money!  It has fresh paint, and a completely new tiled floor.   Obviously the former renters had trashed the place as much as they could before moving out.  The neighbors have told us that this home has been used as a rental since it was built in 1983.  No wonder it was in such bad shape.  

I have been stressed to the max.  I have been the go-fer.  They seem to know me at Home Depot.  

I will survive this~ I have determination! 

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The Hunt

It had been a long busy day and we were all tired.  My Supreme Diamond had worked all night and then taken a nap before her day class.  When she arrived home from her class she shared that she couldn't find her cell phone. She had spoken to her father and sister on the phone while in the car on the way home from work and into the house, so we knew it was somewhere. To complicate matters the phone was on silent. We turned the house upside down looking for it.  Alas, it was time for her to leave for work and it still had not appeared.  When her dad arrived home and began the search, he looked everywhere that had already been explored two or three times.  He uplifted a special prayer, and just at that moment his hand touched something hard. There it was, in the car, under the seat.

A prayer answered, our faith strengthened

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I have not forgotten the post about our project~still coming

Beginning of another week

Not a whole lot of color to the sunrise, but wanted the first sunrise with my new camera, so here it is...

excited!

YAHOO!

My new camera arrived today! I did not expect to be here until the 6th!

 The top 3 pics are with my new camera. Been borrowing my super sister in laws camera this past week because I needed one to document the progress of a project that will be revealed in another post.  I have a lot to learn about the camera, but so far I like it.  Just gotta get used to the small size and how I can best use it.