Friday, March 25, 2011

The Grace Card

This is a movie that unfortunately, we either missed or it isn't coming to our theatres.  :(  Go look at their website (here) and buy a copy!  I know it will be good.  Plus it is a good idea to support these movie producers who are trying to reach out. 

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Synopsis
Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel.
When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else.
Mac's rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he's partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man.
Mac's home life is as frightening as anything he encounters on the streets of Memphis. Money is tight and emotions run high as he constantly argues with his wife and his surviving son Blake, who is hanging with the wrong crowd and in danger of flunking out of school.
Sam Wright also never expected to be a police officer. He has a calling—to be a minister like his Grandpa George. But leading a small, start-up church doesn't always put enough food on the table for a young family, so Sam doubles as a police officer. With his new promotion to Sergeant, Sam starts questioning if his real calling might actually be police work rather than the pastorate.
Can Mac and Sam somehow join forces to help one another when it's impossible for either of them to look past their differences—especially the most obvious one?
Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love.



Blessings,
Rebecca

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Thankfulness

God is AMAZING!
Here is a small list of some of the Blessings He has given my family:

~Our bulls averaged 2200 including a bull that died!  (We normally want 1800-2000 for them, so this is great!)  GOD is so GOOD!
~We only have 1-2 more bulls left to sell
~Our Milk cow calved so we have fresh milk again.
~We have a 10 year old car that is still running well
~We all have what we need
~Our family was rejuvenated by another family recently, something we were all needing.  We are full of Joy again and ready to tackle what is ahead.
~We were blessed by a gift from a friend to take our family photo (she has a studio so these will be good!) we haven't had a family photo since Caleb was really little, so this is a nice blessing
~We have had healthy calves born so far.  We did lose 2 to the cold weather (-34 below!!) and God is providing us with exactly what we will need for next year!
~We have had LOTS of inquiries on the land!  We have had a few out to look, and a few that we are trying to get dates set for them to come and look.  (Please be praying for that)
~Everyone is strong and healthy. 

Wow.  Some of these may sound silly to you, I know.  But it has been a hard year and all of these things are great and wonderful blessings to us.  This year is going to be a good year, I know.  Thank you Dear Lord!

A Blessed,
Rebecca

This is too cute!

She is so cute!  Such a wonderful story-teller.  You can see some more of her stories at YouTube under her name (Mary Margaret).

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Prayers Please!

~Hey there!  We are heading out tomorrow for a bull sale to sell 3 of our bulls.  Please pray for safe travel as we go, and that our bulls would sell well.  We are pretty excited as we enjoy going off and being away from the house.  :)

~I also ask that you would be praying as we have someone interested in the ranch.  Actually, we have a lot of people interested in the land and/or ranch.  Please be praying that God would make it clear to us what we need to do, and that everything will work smoothly.  We have been cleaning like crazy!  Mainly because we are leaving for the bull sale.  God has just been amazing and took us a whole year farther than we thought we would be able to go!!! Is our God good, or what? 

~Our calf's name is Millie!  Here are a few pictures of her with her Momma Dolly.  Dolly is doing so well with us milking her!  It has been so nice to not have to deal with a cow that wants to kick you every second. 


The second day we go out to milk and... the calf wasn't there in the pen!  I mean, you can't really go anywhere, it isn't a huge pen and we can see all of it from the door of the barn!  We laughed at ourselves and walked around the feeder... No calf. 
We got a bit worried wondering where she would be able to go.  I stepped around the tank to go look in the other pens and there she was!  She just thought that nice black tire would be a warm spot to sleep next too! 
Sure scared us.


Dolly is so gentle and doesn't mind us petting her calf or her out in the pen. 



Alright, I am going to go curl up and go to bed.  It has been a long day.



What do you think of the Calf's new name? 
Your Sister in Christ,
Rebecca