Inauguration Day Blessing

It is You - by the Newsboys

As we lift up our hands Will you meet us here? As we call on your name Will you meet us here? We have come to this place To worship you God of mercy and grace It is you We adore It is you Praises are for Only you The heaven's declare It is you It is you Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone It is you We adore It is you Only you As we lift up our hands Will you meet us here? As we call on your name Will you meet us here? We have come to this place To worship you God of mercy and grace It is you We adore It is you Praises are for Only you The heaven's declare It is you It is you Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone As we lift up our hands As we call on your name Will you visit this place By your mercy and grace As we lift up our hands As we call on your name Will you visit this place By your mercy and grace It is you We adore It is you It is you Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone Holy, holy is our God Almighty Holy, holy is his name alone It is you We adore It is you Only you I would like to honor God for giving us another Inauguration Day. Another day in a Free America which we must continue to guard - not take for granted. Be on guard that this freedom may be taken from us within our own borders... The thought comes you will see me as an alarmist. What I will say is that things happen, because we sweep little changes under the rug, and then when they all add up it is too late. The rug rises to encircle and smother. We may not agree on the direction our Country is going,but for this day let us join with others in lifting our hands to our hearts. Pledge allegiance to this great nation and the leaders we are placing in office to stand as a mind United.

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Timber Life's Tundra

This is the start of our regular route to the outside world beyond Timber Life. Walking in windchills between -30 and -40 to get pictures further down the drive aren't in the plans today. Hubby made a path with our Belarus tractor out in the fields yesterday to get our 4x4 pick-up out to the road a half mile to the west. He missed work on Monday and things were beginning to stack up so he had to make the 45 minute drive. The wind blew things back in as he returned to park the tractor...Instead of risking the possibility of having to walk in the dark he made some arrangements to stay with his brother overnight. It looks like he will stay another night in town since he must make sure he gets to work before 8:00 in the morning. So goes the winter life on Timber Life's Tundra. Stay warm everybody... ;)

Iowa Deer Muzzleloader Coming to an End

The Iowa Deer Hunting seasons are beginning to wind down. Last night brought a new blanket of snow to cover what had become bare to ice covered ground. Wind is to start being a factor tomorrow, opening day of the January Antlerless that runs from the 11th - 25th. More snow is on the way for Monday and Tuesday - a drop off of daytime highs. Ah winter... Today is the end of the second Muzzleloader season. There has been some activity on the adjacent open bean field to the south. At this point, the only report I have heard is of not getting kills with shots fired. Deer injuries seemed to have been the majority of results. I did hear from a hunter tracking a droptine buck. An atypical antler formation for this area, estimating it to score 180 - 200 on the Boone & Crockett scale. He told me that he had injured him and the animal was observed to be staying in my timber. I gave him permission to get the buck if it had been injured, that was early this past week. Another stipulation was that I get to see this buck that lived in our neighborhood. So far no updates have been received as to his succcess... 2008-2009 Iowa Deer Seasons Youth - Sep. 20th - Oct. 5th Disabled - Sep. 20th - Oct. 5th Archery- Oct. 1st - Dec. 5th Dec. 22th - Jan. 10th Muzzleloader - Early Oct. 11th - 19th Late Dec. 22nd - Jan. 10th Shotgun - First Dec. 6th - 10th Second Dec. 13th - 21st November Anterless - Nov. 28th - 30th January Antlerless- Jan. 11th - 25 th STATEWIDE RESULTS - Last Updated: Sat. Jan. 10th 10:45:39 CST 2009 Does - 64652 Antlered Bucks - 48918 Button Bucks - 13846 Shed Antler Bucks - 986 Total as of last update - 128402

Happy New Year 2009!

Kenny G is a favorite musician of mine...I would like to share this montage of our American past with you to ring in the New Year.

Sadie Says - I've Been a Good Girl

I've been a really "Good Girl" this year! My First Christmas has come and gone. Nephew Nick and niece Alexa got me a a doggy Christmas stocking filled with lovely fetch toys.Now it's time to get down to some chewing and ripping . Hope you all are having a great holiday season too! ;)

Fred Thompson on the Economy

My post today is off topic to most of what is published here. I will not apologize for having strong opinions about the state of where our country has gone. Bureaucratic arrogance has knocked the underpinnings out of the foundation. Common sense no longer has a place in government. Grand speeches,lawyer doublespeak, that in essence says nothing, but makes people feel good. Former Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson, has given us his point of view on what is happening with our national economy. Certainly,we all have opinions on how we see our current state of affairs in America and how they will play out in the future... I find that I have common thoughts with those expressed by Mr. Thompson...He may be saying them in jest. However, maybe his thoughts will give us something to consider if we are at a point where we are letting others do the thinking for us.

The video is 8 minutes long - in my opinion worth every minute if you have the time to spare...