Meet Hartford

Meet Hartford our Red Deer Stag.....

He had 20 points this year. Hartford sheds his antlers every year on March 1st.... always.

A little triva.... Do you know the difference between a horn & antler? If the horns are shed every year they are called "antlers".... if they never shed they are called "horns".

Hartford starts growing his new set of antlers about 2 weeks after they shed. He is in velvet until about September.... when he sheds his velvet. Same cycle ever year.

Hartford soaking up the sun in the mud.

More triva.... If a Male Red Deer is a Stag, what is a female? Give Up? A Hines.

Twitter

It is official I now Twitter! I have no idea why... but everyone is talking about it so I thought I would check it out.

Check back for some interesting Tweets... have no idea if that is official language or not!

Love is Patient...

In honor of Valentine's Day my scripture verse for the 2nd half of February...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. I Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)

Whew... my longest scripture memorization so far. I have some work to do better get busy.

FUNNY....

If you have been listening to the doom & gloom on the news lately, here is something to make you laugh...

1st Scripture Verse

Well it is time for the 1st scripture verse (on my blog that is... my 3rd verse to memorize in 2009).

The verse I chose is Psalm 26:6 from The Message translation. This is not the verse I had in mind. I was setting in Sunday School yesterday when Celeste, our wonderful Sunday School teacher, read this translation & I decided right there it was going to be my latest memory verse. So here it is...

Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I'm back home in the house of GOD for the rest of my life. Psalm 23:6 (MSG)

Actually, Celeste was reading from Max Lucado's Traveling Light which said YAHWEH instead of GOD. I just might say it both ways as YAHWEH was one of the words that caught my attention. The words to catch my eye... beauty & love in place of goodness & mercy.

For me learning a new version sheds new light on the verse.

In case you are having trouble remembering the King James Version goes...

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. Psalm 23:6 (KJM)

I hope you have decided to participate with me! If so, post your... memory verse, first name only, city, state, verse & translation.

Scripture Memory

Scripture Memory is something I have wanted to do for some time So when I read Beth Moore’s post asking her blog readers to sign up to memorize 24 scriptures in 2009 I quickly signed up… along with about 2400 other women… and maybe a few guys.


So here is how it works…. Get some note cards. I personally chose spiral index card in assorted colors purchased at Staples. I chose the spiral bound so they would be easy to carry with me.













Let me know that you are going to participate by posting a comment. Include your 1st name, city, & state.

On the 1st & 15th of every month you pick out a scripture verse to memorize. Everyone picks out their own… a verse that means something to you.

Come back to my blog on the 1st & 15th of every month to see what verse I am memorizing & post the verse that you have chosen.

Write the verse on your index cards. Carry the index cards with you & begin to memorize your verse. Recite your verse out loud whenever you get the chance.

I know you have missed January but it is not too late to start!

Check back tomorrow & I will tell you what verses I chose in January.

Welcome!

I have wanted a blog for some time now & have finally taken the time to enter the blogging world. Check back in as it is my intent to post a couple of times a week the happenings here on the ranch & in our lives. I work full time as a project manager, help my husband on our ranch, keep up with normal household stuff, & occasionally carve some time out for me. So I imagine most of you will not be surprised when I do not post as frequently as I intend.