Bug & Reptile Recap

I have no depth to me tonight.... but felt like blogging.  So after getting rid of a scorpion I thought, hm, it would be fun to go back and recap all the things I have had to exterminate over the last several months... or, turn my head and let them scooch off into the bushes.

These are pretty amazing, and some of them look like they are on steroids.

Not quite sure WHAT this was.... centipede I thought.

 Countless spiders... really- I lost count after the first month

Toads! This one actually wouldn't leave my hand. Kinda wanted to keep him. But not really.

These things I hate with a white hot passion: sun spiders.  Horrid little creatures.  Non-poisonous but very fast and very aggressive.

My buddy the alligator lizard.  He was hiding up my dress when I was getting ready one morning.

Our garter snakes, friendly and small.  

(pictured below is one the girls accidentally killed when he got caught under their swing set.  V cried for a significant period of time and insisted on a proper burial... which yes, consisted of a target bag)

Here's the scorpion I found tonight.  YUCK.

And of course... we can't forget.... 

my epic battle with the (at the time) young rattle snake.  Pretty sure it turned out to be a young gofer snake, but boy was he mad- hissing, striking, coiled up, and shaking his tail like crazy... I had to assume it was a young rattler.  Soooo, yes, he met my shovel.  And the shovel won.

 How much more country will I get?? 

Stay tuned...

Where Am I ... God, marriage, kids (PART III)

Where am I at with the Lord right now.... I am, thankful.  Busy serving Him.  Hearing conviction every week and doing my best to obey His calling and follow hard after Him.  Serving in BSF as a group leader this year is quickly proving to be one of the strongest tools He's using in my life to stretch my faith.  It's almost as if I can literally FEEL the stretching.... pulling, challenging, encouraging, bringing me to my knees constantly in prayer.  Prayer for my 16 ladies in my group, prayer for the other leaders and staff, prayer for myself and my family as they too are sacrificing in this ministry.  It brings a smile to my face when I think about where He'll have me next May when this year ends... but also He's taught me I have to take ONE day at a time, depending on Him every step of the way, increasing my reliance on the Holy Spirit for guidance and wisdom that only He can give.

I love listening to this song on my drives into town in the mornings, definitely one of my favs....and since it pretty much sums up where I am at right now, I thought I'd share.  Enjoy.  :)