Walking with an Eye to the Sky

When you live on a farm, and farming is your livelihood, it seems you always have one eye on the sky.  We are tuned in to weather forecasts, and I even have a friend who calls me to see what our DTN is saying about rain when he is out in the middle of nowhere. Is it going to rain?  Does that storm have wind and/or hail in it?  Are those snow clouds?  Will it ever rain?  Uh oh! (or Whoopee!) It's a sun dog! (That usually means rain in 24-48 hours).

Sometimes we just look up and appreciate what God has given us or ask for a little help to get through the day.  That's been my latest reasoning for looking up, HELP!  It's becoming increasingly challenging to keep our girls happy.  Maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the construction outside that sometimes keeps them inside, maybe it's the crazy schedule we have had these past few weeks, maybe it's because we are foregoing our annual trip to Hilton Head this year due to craziness and construction.  I need to find some inner peace to keep my Happy Self in tact until the weekend when we will be going on a mini vacation to Raccoon Lake.  After seeing lovely pictures on my new blog friend's page Joyful Reflections and reading about fun times on Grammy Girlfriend, I went digging through my pics for some inspiration, and today I will dig through my Fun Mommy bag of tricks to make my girls' days more fun and exciting.  As inspired by Going Jane, I may clean out my pantry and then give myself a little reward and play with all the new Creative Memories products just out thanks to my eye in the sky Katie, who kept me up-to-date on Showcase.

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.  

~Anthony J. D'Angelo

 

There, I have given you six lovely pictures to look at, one link to the farmer's best friend, one link to all your picture needs, and four great blogs to visit.  Dang!  It's time to get out there and find your Happy Self!  Good Luck!