Again...why?

All this up roar about Arizona passing a law that says it is a crime to be in AZ illegally is silly. It's already a federal law, why shouldn't our police officers be able to do the same thing as the border patrol? If you are here illegally than you are breaking the law, and if you are breaking the law then any law enforcement should be able to enforce the law.

And, now, the violence has continued. An Arizona deputy has been shot out in the desert by an AK-47 in a known drug and human smuggling corridor south of Phoenix. According to the news, they are still searching for the down officer. When will this stop?? Our friends' home was vandalized today, while they were home, and last week a vehicle was stolen from the farm.

People just don't get it.

April in AZ

Today is April 22 and it is raining, snowing, and the wind is blowing about 100 mph! Today is also my dad's birthday, and 53 years ago on this day all the cotton in this valley was lost due to rain, snow, and hail. And 53 years later, my father's daughter is glad that the cotton is still in the ground!

Jason and I did plant cotton this year....and chile. It feels so good to back in the groove of things. We went from farming chile, milo, barley, hay, to only farming hay, to farming hay, chile, cotton, corn, & milo again. We are so thankful that God has blessed us with the opportunity to rent some land this year.

Speaking of hay, Jason has (or will soon) shut off the water to some of the hay. So it looks like next week we will start our 2010 hay season. Am I ready? No. Still tired from last year....

Cisco (my colt) is growing like a weed!! And he is full of add-it-tude! ;) He is two weeks old today, likes to run, filling out with some serious muscles, likes to drink water and "gum" hay, and his front two teeth are in. He also likes to buck and kick, especially at humans. I just wonder when I can start working him in the round pen.....

Cake season has also begun today. I am in the process of making two cakes right now, a cake next weekend for my sister's graduation from nursing school, and two wedding cakes in June and July.

It's shaping up to be a wild and crazy year, but I love it!

NPR

NPR has published some good stories about life and the violence on the border. I know that it is hard to fully understand what it is like to live on the border, but I thought that these stories did it some justice.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125737965&sc=fb&cc=fp
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125792592

Please be praying for our nation. We are continually heading in the wrong direction, and farther and farther away from God.

He is Finally Here!!!

We have been waiting since Saturday for this little one! Finally, last night he was born while we were gone. My mom stopped by the house, and actually got to witness his birth. Jason and I were at Tammy & Steven's, which she didn't know, so she couldn't reach us on our cell phones! He was born at 7:25 pm on April 8, 2010. It was 9:30 pm before we got home, but we were able to help him nurse. The picture above is of Teaspoon when she was a day old. He looks so much like his momma!



All four feet are white and he is full of sassafras!! Momma and baby are both doing well, and Coffee Pot hasn't gone far. My 29 year old gelding LOVES babies and this is the third birth that he has been here for. Also, I don't have name! Any ideas???

Blah, Blah, Blah!

I wasn't expecting much, but seriously???


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Wow. I can sure feel all that "love" coming from D.C., where they say that have such on open administration and that they want to hear from the people. Yeah. November 2010 can NOT get here quick enough.

Thankfully, I have a faith in a great God and find comfort in His word.

Deuteronomy 1:13
Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

I guess that we have to keep praying that we, as Americans, will choose wisely in 2010.

Did you know?

Did you know that you can contact our very own president and he will get back to you?!? Yep, I tried it out. Well, I just sent my email message and asked to get a message back. Check it out www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/.


( I don't know why it won't get off of italics!) But, anyway, I sent my message asking for help down here on the border. Seems a murder of an American rancher isn't a big enough deal to get Washington's attention. I have also wrote to our own governor and several media outlets. We can no longer be silent.

I'll let you know when I get a message back from the President........