The Pat and Barb Verly family and their 5 children, in laws and grandkids along with many prayer warriors have been drawn together by John's cancer... sharing daily for 8 months started this blog- Family Soul Story - Our faith, family, farm and now our cancer journey called HEALING have colored and deepened our world. WE continue to share and depend on the support of our prayer warrior community, that has lowered us into the Lord's presence for His healing!
Running pigs, Peaceful cows, family job of covering bales, and yearning for Jesus!
Mary walking Max the fair pig last evening. Her siblings had gone ahead as their pigs were running and they were in chase. It must feel super great for them to get out of the pen on such a wonderful evening on the farm.
Rose in chase of her pig who is trotting along with both front hooves off the ground. There is something really adorable when you see them running with their snouts up and their tiny eyes looking for open spaces and their ears wiggling in the breeze.
Our kids did not show pigs and we have never had pigs on our farm, but Paul grew up showing both beef and pigs, so his kids have fair pigs and show them at the fair. Now thanks to Mary's love of goats - the 3 middle kids show goats also! If Rose has anything to say about it... horses will be added in a few years, but dad is not too willing on that one.
David's pig almost disappeared in the tall grass. Today the cows are in there eating the lush grass.
After walking the pigs... the family worked on covering the hay bales. David is on top to regulate the placing of the tires to hold is down to protect from rain and wind. Paul and Ruth worked on one side with help from a child or another...
Luke chasing "Ears" because he has big ears that wiggle cutely when he runs from Luke!
They keep their eyes on the pig they are walking and follow them wherever they lead them usually at a trot. Too cute for grandma to resist!
Joy comes around the corner with a couple pigs... mom took over and Joy got on the 4Wheeler with grandma.
Who needs jungle gyms when you have wash racks to hang from while mom and Mary are putting away the pigs?
The team of workers on the other side of the hay mountain were grandpa with Mary and grandma. Mary is a super kind and good worker, and grandma and grandpa were happy to share our time with her on this family job.
The Psalm from mass today speaks to my heart! My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God! Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young– Your altars, O LORD of hosts, my king and my God! R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Psalm 84
When spending time outside on such a wonderful summer evening just as the sun was setting... nature all around us and family sharing special time... Yes! God is certainly present and in charge of nature and we are stewards of the land and the animals and feeding the world is a huge and awesome responsibility we are all working together on with our Faith as foremost with Family a close second and the Farm a life not just a job!
David on top really helps the job go smoothly... before David was big enough, his dad Paul would be the man on top.
Paul and Ruth like to share farm life, and pass it on to their kids! We are eternally grateful that the farm can now go in our family!
Mary's cow-calf pair getting ready to show in a week!
The bigger picture of family outside sharing family time....
Later Mary was leading with the cow and Ruth following with the calf. Simon is away at camp Greatness, and so as David said; "When my siblings are away at camp, I have to do their work." Many prayers for Simon to have a closer walk with our Lord and have that hunger always for close time with Jesus in His Word and Body and Blood!
Psalm 84 continues... Blessed they who dwell in your house! continually they praise you. Blessed the men whose strength you are! They go from strength to strength. R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God! I had rather one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Yes, Lord, how I pray that this is the Truth for Simon and each one in our domestic Church/family! May we always yearn for you over and above all else, and die to self so that you may live in us. "Wounded, I will not cease to love." May we live this out and return the unconditional love and forgiveness we have been given one to the other - especially to those the closest to us. Jesus, we trust in you. Amen and Hallelujah
Ruth; "Do you remember these days?" Me - "Yes." as I recall Pat and the kids out walking and setting up their cows and calves. Ruth; "I was asking the cow if she remembered as we showed her when she was a calf." "Oh"
Sometimes I get so emotional about the memories of my family, but they are great and happy memories of my "nest years" and to see Ruth and Paul have the same life (except for the pigs and goats and..) really makes me feel like it must have been pretty wonderful to now have it for themselves! Bless-bless, Barb and many fond memories and pictures to go with them!
Ruth with Carmel, who she showed many years with calves. This was over 20 years ago!
Maria and Carmel for a photo shoot over 20 years ago
Setting them up...
Walking into the sunset...
A cover crop in the field around the farm as it was too wet and late to plant... radishes and turnips which the cows will pull out and eat this fall. Very new and interesting indeed!
I am off to watch Jude and help John with his Anatomy on line course... so hard, but loving this close time with John and Jude!
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