Happy Birthday Nathan!

Happy 18th Birthday Nathan!

Nathan, Happy birthday! I hope that you have a good day. You do a good job taking care of your pigs! Great job with your hay this year! I love you, Rachael

Nathan, Happy birthday! Thank you for helping me with all my projects You are a good brother. -Jonathan

Nathan, Happy birthday! I am very proud of you, your diligent work and your godly manner. I hope you have a great day. I love you, Daddy

Nathan!! Where have the years gone? The curly-headed, large smile and sweet disposition of a young child is now a grown man! I continue to be thankful for your large smile and your sweet, courteous  manner. Thank you for all your insightful contributions to our home and farm, and your diligent and steady hard work.  I am so proud of all the things you are learning to do since we moved to our new farm, you have worked diligently to learn to grow new crops and bale alfalfa and other hay. Thank you for all your contributions!  Continue to seek the Lord in all you do, I love you, mom

I hope you have a happy birthday. I have fun playing ball with you and you are a good big brother. Have a great year. ~Samuel

Nathan - my "little big brother" - happy birthday!! I am blessed by you and the man you have become, by God's grace. Your sensitive heart and desire to walk wisely is a treasure and I'm so glad you are my brother! It is exciting to see the Lord bless your farming ventures and I look forward to seeing what He has for you this new year. I love you, Sarah

"A wise man is strong; 

yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength."
{Proverbs 24:5}

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

Happy 16th birthday

Jonathan!!

Jonathan,  Happy birthday! I hope that you have a good day. You do a good job raising your sheep. It is always fun to see your latest invention around here.  I love you ~ Rachael

Happy birthday Jonathan. You are a good worker I've had fun with you playing legos. ~Samuel

Jonathan, I hope you have a great birthday thank you for helping with the hay and our other projects. You're doing good with your inventions. -Nathan

Jonathan, Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday you were the little energetic, laughing blond brother who kept us on our toes - and today you are a wise young man! I am so grateful that the Lord put you in our family 16 years ago. Your mechanical skills are amazing and it is exciting to see you use that to bless others. I am also blessed by your heart to seek the Lord. I love you and hope your day is blessed! ~Sarah

Wow Jonathan, I am amazed at the young man you have become! I am very grateful for your hard work, as you are a very motivated and diligent worker. Thank you so much for all your contributions to our farm and home. You certainly keep us on our toes with your winsome personality. As a young child you were always laughing and looking for something to do. You continue to keep us laughing, and the items you work on are larger and more expensive. Your tremendous mechanical ability is amazing, keep up the great work!  I am so thankful for you, Jonathan! Continue to seek the Lord in all you do. I love you, Mom

Jonathan, Happy Birthday!  You have grown into quite a fine young man and I am proud of you. I hope that you have a wonderful birthday.  I love you, Daddy

"Give instruction to a wise man,
and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man,
and he will increase in learning."
{Proverbs 9:9}

Harvesting Alfalfa

The alfalfa that Nathan planted this spring grew well
with the abundant rain we received throughout the summer.
What a blessing it was to harvest our second cutting of alfalfa back in August!

Team effort - picking up the alfalfa from the fields before the rain

Twelve Years Ago: We Will Not Forget

Let us not forget.

"The LORD is high above all nations, 
and his glory above the heavens."
{Psalm 113:4}