If you’re new to my blog, each day I share my experiences of beauty and bedlam.
First – the beauty,
but keep scrolling down because the bedlam is priceless.
There was a terrible thunderstorm that swept through the area while we were at church.
Many people lounged around waiting for the lightening to pass,
and when it did we were greeted with a site to behold.
No, our church doesn’t overlook the Grand Canyon,
but it was a full rainbow that went from one side to the other, just like this one.
I have never seen a complete rainbow, and it was glorious.
First – the beauty,
but keep scrolling down because the bedlam is priceless.
There was a terrible thunderstorm that swept through the area while we were at church.
Many people lounged around waiting for the lightening to pass,
and when it did we were greeted with a site to behold.
No, our church doesn’t overlook the Grand Canyon,
but it was a full rainbow that went from one side to the other, just like this one.
I have never seen a complete rainbow, and it was glorious.
“The heavens declare the glory of God,the skies proclaim the works of His Hands.”
Psalms 19:1
This picture below overlooks the parking lot as the storm cleared.
These are the pictures I took.I couldn’t capture the full rainbow (and thus the stock photo).
How can anyone doubt a creator?This magnificence speaks volumes of His majesty!
Now, the drum roll please.The moment you’ve all been waiting for.
Meet the BEAST of BEDLAM
I had just declared to my older children that we were having such a smooth day…not even a bit of bedlam to report. Then we pulled down the driveway to THIS!
“There’s a deer in your yard,” exclaimed one novice to our bedlam.
Meet Mocha the Menace, I mean, our goat.
You better get out of the way!
Do you notice anything odd about these pictures.Do you sense something is just a bit ‘off?’
NOTICE MOCHA PULLING THE BIKE!!She had been hooked up around a tree in the back woods.
(Please no PETA emails…she is a happy goat…eating lots of poison ivy, and undergrowth).
You see, Mocha’s sister had a sad demise and so we have only one goat.
Now, this may not mean something to most of you,
but let me give you a brief animal husbandry fact…goats are pack animals.
That means if they don’t have another goat friend,
they pack to something else,
and in this case…it’s been us.
Get out of the way…she will head butt you if you ignore her.She wants to be by us, and uses any means possible.
My nephew had dropped his bike right where the tire popped.
This happened to be in the general vicinity of Mocha.
Mocha tangled the cord around the tree, the bike, and then ripped the branch right off the tree.
I drove down the driveway to a lone goat
dragging a bike and parts of a tree all around the front driveway.
Please try and imagine that.
Goat, bike, tree…all in one!
Can you imagine what the neighbors thought?
Oh, that’s right, the neighbors can’t see us – rats.
Get away from my Hostas…I am going for the drive by look, right Nester?.
(If anyone could drive by..which they can’t,
and therefore the dead grass everywhere.)
Oh, please notice in the background the fallen trees on…(I mean) near shed.Yep, definitely curb appeal.
Do you know how many trees we lose each storm?
It gets exhausting.
Yep, this is my life!Sheer Bedlam, I tell you….
The END!
I’d take either…the beauty and the bedlam…what an idyllice setting…your cozy little farm town.
oh wow, justin wants a goat BADLY! I better not show him this post….
Hey Jen,
If you didn’t get my email then..OOPs!!! That means there are a few people who did not get my emails. When people comment I have been responding back to them from my gmail notification email that says, “You have an undmoderated comment” but I just noticed that the link says “no reply” I will try and resend it if you don’t find it. Let me know if you don’t.
Oh Boy! Things to Learn:-)
Beautiful rainbows…. and you are right… the Heavens declare the glory of God! How can anyone NOT see our Creator!?
Too funny about the goat!!
The storms in the south are absolutely majestic! Not being from down here has been a giant blessing for storm watching!
Your goat story is classic! I want a goat so bad that I can almost taste it. Well not really taste it. Living in the country – I can appreciate your story even more!! My friend’s goat thinks it is a dog. No lie! When I drive up, I call her dogs my greeting committee! You know who is right there with them? Delila the goat!
Thank you for your kindness and encouraging words that you posted on my blog. They ministered straight to my heart!
Sincerely~ Tricia Anne
Jen!
Great blog… looks like I need tips from you on page design. I’m still trying to figure out how to get three columns… any tips :)…
love the theme, the pics, and your fun family!
I’m enjoying your blog! Thanks for posting on “Notebooking”. The snake story was tooo funny, the goat is a riot, and you are right: those frames are too cute! 🙂
Jen, I LOVE the name of your blog! And am enjoying reading it as well! I’ve got so much to learn in this huge world of blogging but wanted to thank you for the warm welcome!
Thanks for the email this morning! I responded but it’s not going through. Oh well!
I am quite tickled about what you told me! 🙂
You better KEEP your bedlam! I so need the lighter side of life – amid all the responsibilities and eternal stuff :)…
I am settling on my webpage name – it changed last night – but we should be good 🙂 Now I can put back the links that disappeared when I changed my blog name :)!
Have a great weekend!
Oh, thank you for commenting at my place!!!! I love your blog!!!! We are in the midst of the whole homestead thing too, as well as trying to make it pretty. I think the celery green would make me happy too!!
By the way we did a goat once and that was all I needed. He was a male and ofcourse, we didn’t know the whole pack animal thing. He thought every animal and thing was his mate. Not good, not good at all. He found a new home with lots of female goats and now lives a very happy life.
Blessings~~~
So how far is your group? I would love to come and join!LOL You are too funny! You totally have my permission for your question that you asked. 🙂
Hi Jen! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving me comment love. I have no idea how you found me but I am glad you did because you are so much fun. That post had me laughing the whole way through. It is a pleasure to “meet” you and I’ll be checking in again soon!
Thanks for the great laugh!!! I recently just experienced my first full rainbow…what a sight to behold. Thanks for those beautiful photos.
Jeni
THanks for visiting my site. Your’s is too cute! And, your family is precious! I’ll be back often!
Once Mocha figures out how to ride that bike, you’re in for a whole mess of trouble.
You need to get a Crow Baby to keep her in line.
Hi Jen! Please don’t think I am stalking you! The last two places that I have admired window treatments, I have gone to leave a note and you had left one prior to me! Isn’t that funny?! We must have similar taste. I have a blank canvas and I have to “love” something to bring it in. Ie – bare walls and windows until then. :o)
Love,
Tricia Anne
That was cute…and funny! Just came across your blog today…had to laugh at the reference to Nester and the Drive By, too..I am also a Nester fan, who isn’t? 😉
Have a great day!
When I was a wee little thing, we had a goat. One day, my mom had a brilliant idea to tie the goat to our horse – thinking that way they wouldn’t go anywhere. As you can imagine, the horse took off down the road and that, well, that was the end of Ferdinand, the goat.