Word Post # 45

 No, it is not what you are thinking.

I do not sit and randomly count my posts to see how many I have.

I simply have run out of names for our word of the week.

If you can think of something "catchy", feel free to let me know.

We have had more beautiful weather!

We even survived Daylight Saving Time!

Let's see if you can "survive" this week's

word.

CONVENTICLE: kuhn-ven-ti-kuhl


–noun

1.

a secret or unauthorized meeting, esp. for religious worship, as those held by Protestant dissenters in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

2.

a place of meeting or assembly, esp. a Nonconformist meeting house.

3.

Obsolete. a meeting or assembly.

Thanks for playing girls!  You had some good answers.

I haven't been avoiding you...I just haven't been

on the 'net all that much this week.

You might not see anything new here for a bit.

My 200th post is next, and I haven't figured

out what I would like it to be.  

I want to pass my best wishes on to

 momma.  I will be thinking of you!


P.S. I am not sure what is up with blogger
I can't get this to post right.

Turkeys

When we had our "big" snow event the end of

February, we woke to about 13 turkeys

sitting/sleeping on our frozen pond.

Soaking up the warm rays of the sun.

Later that same day, after the snow-blowing

and shoveling, this is what we found in our driveway.

I couldn't get a very good picture, they all

hurried away once I opened the door.

Interestingly enough, the night before when I

put the children to bed, our devotion book was

on wild turkeys.

The following are statements are taken from

The Big Book of Animal Devotions

by William L. Coleman.

-Wild Turkeys are built for short, fast flights.

-Turkeys can reach flight speeds of about

forty miles per hour almost immediately.

-It a turkey could keep up that speed, it

would be amazing for a bird that lives on

the ground.  The problem is they can't.

-After carrying twenty-five pounds for a 

short distance, they have to land.

-Imagine for a minute that God's love

came and went in short, rapid bursts.

-He would be enthused, energetic and

helpful for a few hours, but soon He

would retreat for a long rest.

-God is better than that.  He stays around

day after day.  He doesn't tucker out,

wear down, or take coffee breaks.

-Steady as a rock, God hangs in there

every day.

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 106:1

~Updated~

Another week, and a new schedule is in the house!

Beth's hours have doubled in the last two weeks.

Ty's hours have been trimmed down to two days.

T's job is really keeping him hopping, and one never knows
what his schedule will be.

Thank goodness the younger ones don't have jobs!

I really don't have anything to blog about.  I just thought I would
give you a glimpse of my life.

Here you go, girls!  I'll be waiting.

COALESCE: \_'kō--'les\ v.


1: to grow together 
2 a: to unite into a whole : fuse 
 *b: to unite for a common end : join forces
3: to arise from the combination of distinct elements 


No one had the exact answer, but Juli was on the right trail!
Her answer, "To squish together." All of our nice weather
has her thinking of "FUN in the SUN!"  I can't blame her there,
we had been having FANTASTIC weather.


Congratulations, Juli!  Thanks for playing!

Just 10...

...days ago, this is what it looked like here.

We had gotten about 16inches of snow.

Today, our yard is just about empty.

Well, except for all the water left from

the melted snow.