Update from the farm

Hi there, Due to the fleeting nature of our computer service lately, I decided I had better blog while the "blogging is good". Stan is happily seeding the crop of 2007. I have hauled the first loads of water on my water truck and things are feeling as they should. We had about 1/2 inch of rain the other day so the conditions are good for seeding the Canola.

Stephen has been in Mexico all week to work on a school for handicap children. It has been a work in progress for the last two years sponsered by Memorial Road Church on the OC campus. He called home to tell me that there had been a terrible storm in Piedras Negras, Mexico, where a team of 14 of them have been working. He knew there had been death and many injuries and wanted to assure me they were all safe. The next day I found out that the school had been completely destroyed!! They are staying the rest of the week to do cleanup and salvage. Hopefully the project will be continued as there are people from Oklahoma who sounded willing to pay contractors to go in and rebuild to the prestorm status. I had been thinking he was away from the Oklahoma tornado season and he was safer in Mexico! Guess he's being looked after no matter where he is.

Baby days!

We had a good trip to Saskatoon. Another Dr. is done seeing us and WE will choose if there comes a time we need to see him. We have been to a lot of what I call "command performances" when they say "come" and we go! The medical community in general is always impressed by Stan's progress and he continues to improve. Hurray!

We had a nice visit with family. Josiah's not ready to "fill Grandpa's shoes" but he has been trying on his hat! Linaya's becoming a more independent young lady who really tries to feed herself and loves her solid food. I was just commenting to Stan that babies aren't just a blank slate you write on. They already have their own little personalities and likes and dislikes. We just love them so much!

First full day in the field!

The flocks of geese are moving over and Stan is back in the field. Ahhhhhh It's finally Spring.
Yesterday started out with a broken hose on the outfit because of the cold and nowhere to find a new one as everything is closed up for a long weekend. As it happens, there was a piece of hose exactly the right length left in a storage shed and work continued! He is spreading Edge for weed control. That is often a job done in the fall, but not last year. Notice he's using AutoSteer that uses GPS. That's the little screen to the right of the steering wheel.
I had an exciting week because I finally got around to ordering new kitchen countertops. It had been thought for last year, but by the time we got home in November everything familiar was just too wonderful to change. We head to Saskatoon for an appointment on Tuesday. We get our "baby fix" :-)
Easter weekend. Jesus lives, God is good.

Another who fought the good fight, finished the course and kept the faith

I am thinking of the large group of family and friends who are thinking of Cecil Bailey today and celebrating his graduation to his reward. Cecil and my Dad (Manley Jacobs) were LONG TIME friends and another of God's warriors has returned home. They used to encourage each other by telephone and would often comment on who would go first. They stood outside Pansy Bein's funeral making the pact "If you go first, I'll come to your funeral" and "if YOU go first, I'll come to yours!" God blessed them both. I am happy for them, I am still at little sad for us in their absence. I took this photo of Dad and Cecil at the Radville Reunion 2005.