A Wonky Week But All is Well With my Soul

I can't find my camera, my old computers are both in a major hurt cycle, my new computer has no pictures on file and this week was kind of like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, an old favorite story when my kids were little...

There were moments of sadness, surprise, and chagrin and there's an upcoming funeral we didn't expect. 

But while the wonkiness seemed to swirl around us, there was beauty, too.

The pumpkins are growing and thriving and we have a big sprayer this year (big for us!) and that's a huge help when fighting things like Downy Mildew and Powdery Mildew and anthracnose.

That's a big deal here this time of year.

Everyone's healthy.

That's a huge deal.

In a time when we see a rise in Covid 19 cases and my out-of-town kids can't come home for the planned time at the farm (it's rare to get all six kids and families in one place at the same time) there is joy in the health we all share, even at a distance.

There is joy in a friend's wedding and tree frogs in the trees.

There is bliss in the heat when small children take buckets of water to the dusty path and make mud volcanoes.

And a bath in Grammy's tub scrubs everyone clean later.

There is peace in the blessing of faith while unrest seems determined to take the streets of some cities.

Unrest has happened before. It will happen again. It's when we let the unrest consume us that we feel helpless. It's when we forget that God's seen this all before.... and shaken His head.... and will no doubt see it again.

So today, instead of getting caught up in the wonk, I'm determined to be my best Martha-type while praying like a Mary because I think times like this require a combo deal. I'd love for you to join me in these prayers and joy and smiles. Because no matter how wonky our days/weeks/months get, that inner core of faith is our mainstay to lift our chins and move boldly forward.

Here are some farm pics I was able to grab from my phone. We had a second Fun with Fairies day on Saturday, got rained out (much needed rain!) halfway through but we still had fun!

Painting Bug Rocks table:

Families coming to visit the fairies!

You don't have to be little to love fairies!!!!

These two lovelies volunteered to get kids started on their fairy house hunts:

Rock flowers!!!!!  And the fence post rock flowers are beautiful porch or wall additions!

A glimpse of simple summer days.... Life on the farm, life, itself.

Frog catching!

Donkey walking!!!!

And lunch with friends. :)

Through it all, God is good... and sharing the beauty of that goodness is a wonderful thing.

Multi-published, award-winning author Ruth Logan Herne lives on a pumpkin farm in Western New York and is often found dirty and disheveled this time of year but she chalks that up to real life and figures that's what you do to build a business.... that's her excuse and she's sticking to it! :) Her newest mystery "A Fallen Petal" is for sale at Guideposts.com and readers are already loving it! Email Ruthy at loganherne@gmail.com, visit her website ruthloganherne.com and friend her on Facebook.... She loves talking with readers!