March 27th, 2010
Showers of Blessing
One of our Old English x Modern Bantams has very recently hatched six adorable bantam chickens. Here, the mother bantam is teaching her young charges to scratch for food. This last year has been an extraordinary year, with most of our chooks going broody in February, and they almost never go broody at this time of year. Not only the bantams went broody, but the Rhode Island Reds, too, so this has meant a dramatic shortage of farm-fresh eggs, but they are starting to lay again, now.
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For those of you who have been praying for us – thank you from the bottom of my ♥, my husband’s pain is much better controlled for now. I think that the best thing that could have happened for him was to be admitted to hospital, as they have now given him Kapanol capsules, which the doctor had previously prescribed, but they have now doubled the dosage, so his pain is much better controlled. In hospital they also gave him STRONG antihistamines, and the HUGE spots that he had are starting to subside.
There have been wonderful lessons learned during these times, too. My son has learned how to milk effectively and to feed the animals, and my daughter has learned how to make a delicious goat stew and helps with the ironing and anything else that needs doing inside our home.
Around our home, it is the weekend, and things are so much more relaxed – God is so good as He gives us times of refreshing and showers of blessing as we wait on Him, knowing that He works all things out for our good!
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Praise God that hubby’s pain is better controlled. Chronic pain really gets you down…
Hi Jeanne,
Yes, I praise God for all that He is and all that He does! My husband spends a lot of time sleeping at the moment, as the pain medication makes him very sleepy.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
What cute little chicks! They are so tiny
I am glad your hubby is finding some relief from the pain Jillian.
Thank you so much too, for your offer to pray for us. I would be grateful for that
Yes, I am pleased to hear that answer to prayer. It is also great to read this positive post and see how God’s people marvel at his provision.
Thankyou for your nice comment on my friendship post Jillian ♥ I recently shared my blog with some IRL friends and they were fascinated with the depth of some of stuff shared. In some ways, we share a lot with internet friends, under the cover of distance.
Have a great weekend.
Jillian, I am so pleased your dear one has pain relief that is working. Long term pain is awful. Rejoice in the fruit of your labour that your children are able & willing to help you through these difficult times. Hope a permament solution is found soon & life gets back to normal. Blessings on you & yours, Ganeida.
I admire your positive and upbeat attitude when life is difficult. Your chicks are cute and I so love your writing style and your words that are specific to Australia-ones I’ve never heard before like chooks and going broody.
I continue to pray for your husband. God bless you and your family!
Hi Amanda,
Yes, the bantam chickens are ever so tiny, but they are independent from day one, and the bantam Mums make such good parents.
Love and blessings,
Jillian ♥
Hi Ruby,
It is so important to share answers to prayer, as it helps to build up the church (us).
I think that we tend to be closer than some IRL friends, as we are in contact usually each day, and we see the heartaches and the blessings that each one encounters.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend,
Love, Jillian ♥
Hi Ganeida,
It was a blessing that my husband went to hospital, as they actually worked out a regime that works for him, and his spots (all 43 of them) have all but disappeared.
I am praying that there will be a cancellation and that my husband can have his total knee replacement done earlier.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend,
Love Jillian ♥
Hi Anne,
Or perhaps I should have said G’day – another Australian euphemism! Sorry, I forget that not everyone that is reading my blog is Australian, and we have chooks (the Mum’s) and chickens – the chickens being the youngsters. Bantam chickens are ever so cute.
I think that it is so important to keep a positive attitude and give everything over to God, for He knows the plans that He has for us.
Thank you for praying for my husband – they are very much appreciated!
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend,
Love, Jillian ♥
I love to see pics of your chookies! So cute!
Glad to hear your dh is finding relief. It’s funny how when we have a big thing happening in life (pain, a family drama, etc) we wonder what is ever challenging about daily (normal) life?
Hope it all comes to some form of normality for you soon..
Hi Mrs BB,
Thank you – we love our bantams, as they are ever so cute.
Our life is always challenging, with two chronic asthmatics and my husband needing a knee replacement – let’s just say that it is never dull.
What is normal???
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Love Jillian ♥