23 April 10

Some rain yesterday and today--a true blessing.

The garden is well watered and so is the road--mud: )

Today was the first day we ate something from the garden. Elon's Black Seeded Simpson lettuce was ready. Yea! It tasted so good. Everything is growing well. My tomatoes are starting their second leaves. Elon's are further then mine. I guess I still have Wisconsin growing seasons in my mind. My onions, potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, lettuces, and peas are all growing well. The beets are just starting, and I may have some carrots. It is hard to tell the carrots at first, because they look like grass at first. The boy's garden is much advanced in all the above.

The children, chicken herders, built a new chicken gate out of a cattle panel and poultry netting; it looks nice.

Josh is in Santa Ana, CA at Ambassador's College for an intensive workshop/practice street preaching. This is taught mainly by Ray Comfort and his staff. He will be preaching on the streets today and Saturday. He comes back Sunday. I work Sunday, and then I go to pick him up at Kansas City.

Theo was here for the third time to see us--mainly Anna. Theo and Anna went to the KC Zoo on Saturday. It was the first zoo for Theo. We all had a good time while Theo was here.

Josh and I have been working on clearing the fence rows. There are lots of multiflora, trees, and etc. to be cleared. It is starting to look better. Hopefully in June sometime I can borrow a tractor and brush hog for Ezra--our resident expert--to clear our pastures. Ideally I would like to get some Dexter cows for milk.

Not much else. God provides for us.