Early February 2010

We headed to the farm in early February of this year. Zane and I got up early with the sun to see what early birds were getting their worms. They give themselves away with their warning chirp and the bare limbs of winter trees make the little birds easier to spot. We saw several Cardinals, Mockingbirds, Warblers and two Snowy Egrets in the pasture just behind the house. Zane was fascinated with the way the sun glistened on the dew drops decorating the weeds as if they were bejeweled queens. Their glistening beauty reminded me of God's love for us. How He cleanses us, transforms us. Despite all of our brokenness Jesus' love rains down to wash away our sins and make us new again.

On that day the Lord their God will rescue his people, just as a shepherd rescues his sheep. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. ~ Zachariah 9:16

Inquisitive Woodpecker

In early March enjoyed watching this woodpecker check out the chickadees home...

Luckily he just enjoyed the view for a few minutes and then flew away.

Update

It's been quite awhile since I posted anything about our homeschooling adventures. If you want to catch up on what has been going on in our world, please read the blog post dated August 8, 2010 at our other blog: www.twojoyfullylearning.blogspot.com

I try to keep these posts short on words. To be brief, in April David had an angiogram that diagnosed three torn arteries and aneurysm. We learned a VAST amount of knowledge about the human body, the nervous system and the vascular system.

David was placed under the care of Dr. Hesham Morsi, a Vascular Radiologist and Dr. Eric Bershad, a Vascular Neurologist. Dr. Morsi performed the angiogram and placed the stints in David's right artery. I cannot say enough about the wonderful care David received. Dr. Morsi provided us with several discs of pictures of David's arteries before and after placing the stint. He also said we could have a copy of all the images he took during the surgery. As a homeschooling mom and educator I am so thankful he gave us these images! They are completely fascinating and will come in handy this year as we study human anatomy and physiology.

Isn't it amazing how scripture truly comes alive when we look closely? This is an image made during David's angiogram. It shows all the vessels of the brain. Unbelievable! Beautiful! Fascinating!

Psalm 139:14 says, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well."