A fall night at the farm

A fall night at the farm eating with the mooooing cows in stead of yelling boys!

A city boy sites a chicken

another city boy is stopped in his tracks by yes, a chicken!

Now puppies I have seen before!

This is when I am up BEFORE my brothers wake up from their nap...
This is me AFTER they get up! I must take cover!

















Now I am getting a little braver since I can stand on my own! The joys of being the youngest of 7 brothers!

Sunday, we talked about Job at bible time. I can never read the book of Job without crying! I'm not sure if it's because I can't imagine the pain he went through or if I fear what I would do if I had everything taken away that I love! More than likely it is both! After everything was taken from him including his sheep, camels, oxen, donkeys, servants, and ALL 10 of his children, Job fell to the ground and WORSHIPED saying, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord!" Job 1:20-21WOW! He did not doubt God's ways. He mourned greatly I am sure, BUT he continued to look to God and not question why this was happening to him. Sometimes, I feel like I have done a few good things so I surely deserve God's blessing, right? Well, no! Job was blameless before God and feared Him and shunned evil - Job 1:1 says. And looked what happened! I don't believe that what happened to Job was all about him. God knew Job was going to stand strong no matter what Satan threw at him. He followed hard after God and God knew how Job's life would affect others. (US!) We can read about Job and realize that the faith Job has is where we need to be. Please understand, I don't want bad things to happen in my life, none of us do! However, when the hard times come, and they will, we have something and someone to put our hope in! Job's wife even tried to get him to give up on God! Others may see us struggling and say, surely this is not worth it! We must stand up and say, yes, even if it is painful, someday, we will see our reward! (And on this earth, if our faith is in God, He will bless us!) It will be standing before Jesus where if we believe He died for our sins and have faith, we will be saved and spend eternity with him. Life on earth IS temporary! It may seem like life is long sometimes, especially when times are hard, but compared to eternity, it is just the blink of an eye! I want to be like Job, that no matter what I am going through, I am looking to my Jesus. Look to Him today and know He desires a relationship with you because He wants what is best for you, HIM! He will be all you need!

Busy with Lego's

The boys had lego day!
There is no better toy for boys (except for the great outdoors), than lego's!
They work together and the possibilities are endless to what they can create! Tune in tomorrow for their creations!

The Jones Boys

The bookends of the Jones family
All the Jones boys in between the bookends













#7 and #8 helping feed #10

Livi's Garlic Biscuits

Garlic Biscuits:

1 roll refrigerated biscuits
1/2 stick of melted butter
1-2 t. of garlic powder
4 T. grated parmesan cheese

*combine 3 above ingredients in bowl Put biscuits in butter mixture to coat and place in9x13 pan Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown. Enjoy!!
Livi likes to make these with our pasta meals and the whole family loves them! We have to quadruple the recipe for our family so plan accordingly!

No worries!

Our computer is back! I can blog! I am so thankful for today! A week ago, so many things I had to think about and worry about if I would have let myself! Oh, if I only would remember to take everything to God in prayer! What needless things we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer! I look at my kids and when they wake, they do not worry about if mom and dad will feed them or if they will have clothes to wear, they just don't think about those things because they know mom and dad will provide for their needs. That is how I long to be all the time with my heavenly Father. Never worried when I wake about the issues of the day. Just knowing God is there to take care of me. That is my reward for depending on Him and looking to Him. His plan is always best and will never fail. Remember to trust Him even when you are down. He knows what is best for you even if it looks confusing now. He is there, call out to Him! He knows your heart and your desires! Lean on Him!

The heart is good!

Arik, our 3 year old went to a pediatric cardiologist today because of a significant heart murmur. To make a long story short, the doctor was very concerned by listening to his heart, but after an echo-cardiogram, he told us everything was perfect and he has a "functional" heart murmur. Nothing to watch and nothing to be concerned about! God is good! He still would have been good even if something was wrong, but we are thankful! I am typing this on my parents computer because our computer crashed yesterday, so I may not be blogging for a little while. Please check back soon! Until then, keep believing God is a God of truth and He loves you with an everlasting love!