Doing "Hard Things"

Source:  Ruth in the Barley field, The Children's Bible

 I will obey, even if it is really hard!  That is what Ruth must have been thinking, and I know that feeling!

I had to rake the yard today.  Both yards, the front and the back.  By myself.  No one to help me.  This is the time I wish I had 6 Siblings!  But I am an only child.  I tease my Mom and tell her this is an Urban Work Farm, NOT a home.  But both my Mom and Dad work really hard, too, so I can't really complain that much.   I just have to DO it... Rake and Rake and Rake some more.  

View out my back yard

But today, after I got over the fury of having to WORK so long and hard, I started to enjoy myself!  I love breathing in the scents of fall.  My Mom is an Herbalist, and so there are many neat plants growing all around that have the most fragrant scents.  I roam around, crushing plant leaves in my hand, smelling the delicious odors of the herbs.  

Yellow Rose still blooming

 

Even though it is Autumn, my Mother's roses are still blooming.  They are really beautiful!  And the leaves... their rainbow of colors are wonderful!  

Psalm 16:5 says 

 "Oh Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance

 and my cup, You maintain my lot." 

A shelf in my Dining room at our house

What is Servant Leadership?

During my third year in Lads to Leaders,

 

Our Theme for 2015/2016 was

 "All that you say to me, I will do."

 

 It is never easy to strive
 

To obey the Bible in all things
 

But there is no better way to try to live.

Source:  L2L official blog

I have met many wonderful people who

Have Ruth 3 verse 5 as their goal in life.

These people are good people,

 I mean
 

Salt of the Earth types. 

 

Many of them are with me in Lads to Leaders (L2L).

My Puppet Team last year

For 2015/2016 in Lads to Leaders, I signed up for 19 events.  

That is HUGE.  

This is only my Third year in L2L, but I was interested in so many things, 

my parents said I could do 19 events, 

IF I promised to complete two events or items per month. 

  

I had to make a plan on paper, and my mom made me keep a journal, 

writing down when I was working on each event, 

and when I finished. 

 It kept me on track.  

But even if I don't win a single event, it doesn't matter, 

because I will have gained so much more.  

Youth Service work this year

Here is a song that sums it all up:

Make me a servant, Lord, Make me like you... 

For you are a Servant, 

Make me like You,

Make me a servant, 

Do what you must do,

To make me a servant, 

Make me like you.

Source:  The Adventure Bible

 

2015 Convention on Saturday Evening
My Youth Group (the guys)

 

 

 

 

 

We enjoy visiting the Residents,
leading songs, reading the bible,
and visiting with the people
in the Golden Living Nursing Home.