Yesterday we entered the world of truckers. We bought a big Ford truck from a gal off of Craig's list. The keys came complete with a bottle opener-- no kidding. It is a giant four wheel drive Ford with two bench seats that will seat six in total. We spent the evening driving around the fields behind our house in our truck with all three kids in the back. We had the gun with us in case we came across some rattlesnakes on the ride-- thankfully we did not. The kids have never ridden in the back of a truck (and only get to in the yard/fields), but they loved it.
Late this afternoon, Harland and I sat on the front porch, enjoying the cool breeze from the south, watching the kids play. The boys were playing baseball together in the "batting cage" which is actually the barn, Isabel had all four kittens in the bed of the truck playing with them, and we had the dogs out and they were sitting on the porch with us. We saw one car pass on the road in all the time we were on the porch. After their batting practice, Nathanael headed up the tree on the steps we made out of the slats from the boys' broken bunk bed. It provides the kids a nice view of the antelope and deer in the fields in front of the mountains.
With a riding lawnmower, a gun, some barn cats, two big dogs, a bug zapper, and now a truck, we are officially borderline redneck. I must admit, it is surprisingly nice. We are finding that there is much joy in the simple things.
Psalm 19:7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."
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