HELLO FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
How are things in your world? It seems like ages since I have spoken to or seen many of you. As some of you may know I decided to quit Facebook about a month ago. I decided I had had enough with being addicted to being "in the know" of every one's life in such a unattached, distant, unintentional manner. I miss the days of visiting with people to find out how things are, or maybe even getting a letter or a phone call as a way to stay in touch. Facebook was just so empty that I made the decision to quit (with the exception of staying connected to Cheryl there so I can see photos and videos of the kids in BC). So anyway, this is one of the ways I thought I would stay in touch with all of you... a family newsletter type email. And if I get organized enough I will even print it out and mail one to Stephen and Melissa since they don't have email.
So what has been happening in our world?
1. We managed to get some camping in during June. We went down to Camp Stumpy (our private little camping spot down by the James) for about 10 days. It was so awesome. Ten days of sunshine, great food, awesome coffee and fellowship with friends who stayed with us or stopped by for a visit. We also got one weekend of camping in July too. But nothing else since then. We are hoping to get out one more time in September but with everything happening with the ranch, I am not sure that will happen.
2. Speaking of the ranch, we are now part owners of the business portion of the ranch. So Wes is no longer an employee, but instead a partner via our business called Morning Star Ranching. We picked the name Morning Star because we wanted the name to reflect that we felt God had led us down this path.
3. Also on the ranching side of things, the kids are working fulltime this summer. We did have a fulltime farm hand hired but in mid-July he left us, so the kids have been picking up the slack. Plus we have hired one of Jordan's friends this past couple of weeks to help us get through the harvesting season. Harvesting has not been going well though. Between the wet weather and the equipment continually breaking down... we are very behind. Wes could really use a full time mechanic around here. :o)
4. Jordan turned 15 on July 29th. Where does the time go? It only seems like yesterday that Stephanie was 15 and here for the summer to work on the ranch. Jordan is enjoying the money he has been earning. He has a goal to buy a truck that he can drive when he turns 16 and gets his license.
5. Deanna is 13 (as of April). She is in love with animals, especially dogs and pigs. She can't wait to get her own place and own a ton of dogs of every size and breed. But for now she has her Licorice. She also has two potbelly pigs named Charlie Brown and Daisy May. She was keeping the two pigs apart so that she could time when they had piglets, but it seems they had other ideas. The weekend of August 7th, they broke down the barriers and got together. So that means potentially there could be piglets about Christmas time. Everybody gets a piggy for Christmas this year. LOL!
6. The new school year is just around the corner. Jordan will be grade 10 and Deanna will be grade 8. We will be starting our 6th year of home schooling. That is hard to believe.
7. We continue to be blessed to be part of a home church fellowship. Each year we grow closer to each other and encourage each other with our walk with God. Jordan was baptized in June while we were camping. It was so awesome to see him walk in obedience to what God was asking of him. It was a total surprise, it wasn't planned. Just one night he said God told him to be baptized, so we went down by the river singing along the way. It was just so awesome.
8. I missed having my summer visitors this year. For so many years now we have had guests during the summer (Cheryl, Russ, Doug, Rose, Wanda, etc). Hopefully next year we can get together. :o)
9. I am not sure what else to add right now. I have been wanting to put together this letter/email for a while, so I decided to take a little time this afternoon and get it done. I am hoping to do this on a regular basis as a way to stay in touch. Drop a line when you can and say hi.
Enjoy the rest of your summer. Talk to you soon.
Pam (on behalf of Wes, Jordan and Deanna)
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