Aargg, ye treasure hunter

I am always proud to say that there is always an adventure going on at the Wagner Homestead. Today, I found that to be true!

It was beautiful outside, and I was weeding the back garden. Josh ran by me and said,"I'm going to dig for Spanish Dooblins,(whatever that is) and treasure."

I said logically, "What is a Spanish Dooblin?"

"I don't know. Maybe some kind of Spanish money, or something."

I replied, "We don't have any Spanish money in our yard,"

He said, "Then I'll find treasure!" And he ran around the bushes. I shook my head and continued weeding.

A few minutes later he says, "Ooh, I found a rock!"

"Wow!" I said not to enthusiastically. "Keep looking.

About a minute passed and he said, "Wow! Sis, come here. Really,"

I mumbled,"this better be good," And sure enough, it was!

He actually found..................

(drum roll please!)

A Canadian dollar coin in our yard. I was dumbfounded. He was very excited.

You can look at the picture above to see the coin.

Josh thought maybe it was from the pilgrims, or Indians. At least, he thought that until I pointed out that the coin said 1989, on it.

He was so happy that, when he dug for treasure, he actually found it. I'll leave it up to you to imagine his delight.

Maybe next, it will be gold in our creek!!! :)

Around The Homestead

Here are some pics. to keep you updated with our life on the homestead!


Here is daddy mulching our grass for the compost pit.

Here is our dog Mena, enjoying the warm weather!

We have a big garden this year! This is a picture of some garlic daddy and I planted!

the compost pile

We are ready to get our bees! This is their house. It's where they will bring the pollen back to, and produce the honey!!

This is just a little plant I felt like taking a picture of! :-)

So what kind of things are you doing around your house to get ready for spring? Leave a comment to let me know, please!!!

Shalom,

Tori L.

Here's this weeks prayer requests!!

1. There are so many marriages that Satin is attacking, with divorce become the end result, we need to pray for strength against Satin's attack and that marriages would stay strong in God's power.
2. The church bible drill is this Wednesday! (eeek) Please pray for the participants to have courage, and not be frightened.
3. My grandparents are coming to town. Pray they will have a safe drive.

Praise

1. We had an awesome time on vacation!

Shalom,

Tori L.

Here are the requests I got for this weeks prayer list.

please pray for

1. Kayden Beasley(Callie and Katie's brother) who's in China waiting for his family.
2. Upcoming Bible drills. The Church Drill is on March 25, at Coats Baptist Church. The associational drill is April 4Th, and the State Drill is April 25Th.
3. For our men & woman that serve in all branches of the military and for their families. Also pray for those families that have lost loved ones during the war on terror, that God would grant them peace for their loss.
4. The Wilkie's baby, (baby Wilkie). Pray that everything will go smoothly in the delivery.
5. We'll be safe on our Vacation!

Praise

1. Mr. and Mrs. Beasley have gotten appointments to be finger printed for the adoption!!
2. Mr. Anthony Beasley(Callie's daddy), and Mr. Parrish(Callie's Grandpa) both have birthdays in March! They are on the 24Th and 13 respectively. (I bet Mr Anthony hates it h ow I just told all my readers about his birthday!! Be sure next time you see him to sing happy B-day to him!!! :] )

Please include these in your prayer list for this week!

Please also get your requests in for next week's prayer\praise list!

Email them to me at anchoredinElShaddai@yahoo.com !

Thank you!

Shalom,

Tori L.

Prayer Challenge

I don't know how many of you are doing the Monday Prayer Challenge, but for those who are, or for those who would like to pray for others, I have come up with something to help you.
I had the idea last night, and started putting together thoughts in my mind for an e-newsletter concerning prayer.
What I need all my readers to do, is think of prayer requests they have, that they do not mind sharing with others. You may also do this with praises, and thanks to God. Then, e-mail me them at,
anchoredinElShaddai@yahoo.com

At the beginning of each new week, (particularly on Mondays), I will write them all down, and do a post on all the praises and prayers I got through the week. I think it will be an encouragement for us to see how God is blessing the other, and also to pray for each other.

When you email me the requests please just label the email either "prayer", or "Praise". Go ahead and write down as many requests as you like!


Feel free to write down prayer requests for others, but make sure you have their permission, if it's personal to them.

If you'd like to share a request me with me you don't want published, please say so in the email.
Leave a comment with any questions!

Praying for you,

Tori L.

The I Am

Exodus 3:14 (13-15)
And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, " Thus you shall say to the children of Israel. 'I AM has sent me to you.' (nkjv.)
The Jewish people view God's name as being very precious. They believed the name YHWH (Yahweh)was very sacred, and should not be said aloud. So they made a substitute. The put the word Adonai in instead, which means "my Lord".
When you look in your Bible, you may see the word LORD, in all capital letters. This stands for YHWH, and when translated into English, means, "I AM WHO I AM." This is a very powerful name, showing that God created everything, even the highest star, planet, or galaxy, it's all in his divine palm. He has every hair on your numbered, and he knows you better than you know yourself!
God wants us to talk to Him, and call him by his name. He tells us in the new testament that we can call Him Abba, father, or daddy. He wants us to know him as an awesome father. Not just some vague God, or mystical spirit. He longs for us to get to know Him. However, He will not force this relationship. He wants YOU want to talk to him. He wants YOU love him. He wants YOU trust him, always.
Is God the I AM, in your life? Do you trust him, to take care of you? The God who made the universe, all the way out into space, and beyond forever, cared enough to make YOU. Just think about that. He has always been, and will be forever. He made the galaxies, the stars, the planets, the ocean, the land, He is the creator!! And He wants to be your daddy! Talk about an honor! Won't you let him, take care of you? He tells you to cast all your cares upon him, because he cares for you!! He loves you so much! Won't you love, and adore him back?? Is He the I AM in your life??


Tori L.

Previous Post mistake

I realized that I accidentally copied the same article about 5 times and that is why my previous post was so long! Those of you who read the long article may have known this already. Sorry about the mistake!
Please make sure you read this article in it's shortened form! It is so wonderful!
Shalom,
Tori L.