On the Ground Running

Well, I feel like a different person compared to a couple weeks ago. I have energy, am back to work, and I just keep going! Wahoo!

I had my last infusion yesterday. I am so glad to be done with them!! But the wait starts now. We don't really know how long my platelet count will stay up. It can stay up anywhere from a few months to a year, my thought is, Lord willing it will stay up forever. :) I don't have to go back for blood work for a month and don't have to see the doctor until March of next year. Of all I have gone though, it almost doesn't seem possible that I can wait that long to go back for a check up.

I returned to work this past week and started my new job at a local seed company. I do some bagging of seed, but I also travel around the state taking samples of the seed in the growers bins. It's a good variety and I think that I am going to enjoy it.

I'm definitely looking forward to this weekend, though I was up at 5:30 this morning. Kevin's coming home today....soo excited!!! It's going to be a great day today weather-wise and I am hoping to get a lot done.

Blessings

Today

Today was a great day. I had energy and was outside practically the whole day. Couldn't tell you the last time that happened. I am one happy happy guy right now!

Blessings

Four weeks and counting

This is the forth Sunday in a row that I have not been able to worship with my church family. The medications that I am on for my ITP have greatly reduced my immune system. To add to that, the medication that I was put on for my adrenal glands this past week further weaken my immune system. Is't this just great... This 'people person' kind of guy has to avoid large groups of people. Ugh. Considering that I will be on these medications for many weeks to come, church is not in my near future. It's hard. I have so many great people that are praying for me that I wish I could talk with, but I can't.

I can walk again!!

It is funny how much one realizes that they take for granted when something is taken away. Due to medication complications, I was not able to walk or stand without assistance Thursday evening and Friday morning. And that was accompanied by severe pain is most joints throughout my body. talk about a scare! So, back into the clinic Friday afternoon, not for another infusion, but more testing. It turns out that the medications that I am on were affecting my adrenal glands and basically shut them down. So, since I was in so much pain, I was brought to the Critical Care Unit, where I would be able to lay and stretch out on a bed while they did more tests. After three hours, three blood draws, and an infusion of a different steriod to help my adrenal gland, I was allowed to return home. Thank goodness I didn't have to spend another night in the hospital!

Needless to say, I did not have my regularly scheduled infusion of Rituxin yesterday because of all the other stuff that was going on. But, they did do another platelet count and I was up to 126,000 and that is an increase of 121,000 from the week before!! I was in tears because initially I was told that I would never reach levels that high ever again. My parents and I are fully convinced that this results are not solely from medication. We know that God was working and still is and to Him so we give the praise for improvement! Prayer is powerful and I am greatful for all the prayers that have been said on my behalf.

It's going to be tough being stuck in the house this weekend because of the nice weather outside. But oh well. I am learning to let things go and just focus on regaining strength.

Blessings

Pressing on

Exactly two months ago today, I was officially diagnosed with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). Idiopathis means that the cause is unknown. Thrombocytopenic means that I have a very low blood platelet count. Purpura means that I easily bruise. Unofficially I have been dealing with it since the middle of August and today it shows no signs of letting up. After trying two different types of steriods with no sustainable improvement, other treatments have started. I am currently going through four treatments of something called Rituxin. Through a serious of four sessions, I recieve 1,000 ml each session of a solution through IV. I had my second session yesterday. What this is supposed to do is seperate the antibodies from the blood platelets so that the spleen does not continue to destroy the platelets as it takes out the antibodies. My platelet count yesterday was 5,000. I have been told that I will never reach the normal level of 150,000+ ever again. But the goal is to stablize my count at a safe level, whatever that may be. It's a tough concept to swallow, but I keep moving forward.
Though there are some days where I feel that my body is plagued with an incureable disease. I also realize that there is a much Higher Power that dwels within me. For that I am very grateful. God is at work through this I know very well. Though I might not be able to see the clear picture os it all right now; I know that in the end it will all work out according to His plan. Due to what my body is going through, I basically have no immune system, well I have one but it is very week. Therefore, I have to avoid large groups of people; including church. Tomorrow will be the third week in a row that I have not been able to worship with my church family. This deeply saddens me. I am forever grateful for the prayers that they are saying on my behalf as well as the cards/notes of encouragement that continue to come my way. This has been very humbling for me as I am not one to accept sympathy very well.
Things continue to move along on the farm the best they can. With me being laid up, mom and dad have had to pitch in more and are doing a wonderful job. The cattle trailer is within sight of being finished. It took it's first test run this past Saturday. Dad and I finished the electrical and got the wheels back on. All that is left is the plastic and the flooring; with the plastic hopefully getting ordered on Monday. I will admit, that for a couple rookies, the trailer has turned out very well. Dad and I are now proud owners of an eighteen foot, goosneck cattle trailer...wahoo!!! I have to laugh though. A couple neighbors are already eyeing it and wondering when we can redo their trailers. I guess I might have a side job next summer! :)
Hoping to clean some livestock lots today. It is muddy as ever, but I don't have a choice. Calves should have been weaned by now, but the lot hasn't gottened cleaned yet. With all the moisture lately and slow harvest, I am hoping to be able to spread on a neighbors bean field. I think that he will take the free fertilizer!

Blessings

ER, Hospital, and Recliner

The title of this post has been the extent of my weekend thus far. After work and meeting with another specialist on Friday, the parents and I were spending some quality time with the relatives. Then I sneezed. The sneeze resulted in a close to four hour nose bleed, which landed me in the Hutchinson ER for multiple hours until the bleeding could be contained. An what do you know, I got to spend another night in the hospital. But I was in such disillusionment and pain, that I was very glad that I was under good care. Back home mid afternoon yesterday and the recliner is my domain for the next week. Platelet count was down to three thousand yesterday morning. The lowest it has been yet. :( God knows what he is doing and I do not. I guess that is the way that it is supposed to be right now.

Moving Forward

Well, it has been longer than I would have liked to have been since my last post. Oh well.
My journey with ITP continues on. Currently, I am still on a high does steriod to increase platelet levels. I have been put on a four day, ten day regiment. I take the medication for four days and then I am off for ten days, then repeat. It is evident when I am on the medication because my platelet number increase dramatically, like today I was up to 38,000. But when I am off the medication, like last week, I was down to 5,000. So, the fluxuation is showing that my body is not stabilizing higher numbers. I head to Abbott in the Twin Cities this Friday with another consultation with a different oncologist/hematologist. Hopefully he will be able to help figure out something. As of right now, I am thinking/trying to cox the doctors into not doing surgery for now. I am looking into different types of treatments methods and which one I should try first, I know that almost sounds really bad. So, hopefully within the next week or so, I will be starting an additional treatment to the steriods. Being constantly tired is getting really old, but there is nothing that I can do about that. I just feel like an elderly man when I am worn out by seven o'clock in the evening.
Things are moving along around the farm. Filled the bin on Saturday. Despite the cooler temperature, it felt good to get back on the tractor and pull gravity boxes down the road. :) The cattle trailer is finished being painted! Wahoo! It looks relaly nice, well I didn't take much from what it looked like before...haha! Dad and I got the decals and DOT striping on the other day. We pulled the longer strands of electrical wire yesterday. So now, we have to just install the lights and then splice them into the other wire. Shouldn't be too bad. Then we have the flooring and the plastic to install yet. So, there is plenty of work to be done, hopefully the weather will let us finish it before it gets too cold out! Weaning is about three weeks away. It's been so wet with the rain...and now snow, that I haven't been able to clean out the calve weaning area. Hopefully it will dry out soon so that I can get the pen ready. I would have weaned by now, the calves are really doing well, but my last calf was born Aug. 5. So , I want that calve to stay with its mom for a little longer yet. Dad and I are hoping to put up extra cornstalks this year. Twofold reason being hay wasn't overly abundant this year, so we'll need extra feed sources, and hopefully we'll be able to sell some for a little extra income.
I continue to work for the City of Hutchinson. I am almost complete with my time with the Parks dept. but then I am being transfered to the Streets dept. Not sure how long I will be there, possibly a few weeks. I have recently accpeted a seasonal position with Syngenta Seed bagging seed. Not sure when this will start, since it has been slow getting the seed out of the fields. And now with the inches of snow that fell today, I am sure that it will be longer yet. But once again, God has provided employment and for that I am very grateful for His faithfulness!!

Blessings

I'm still alive! :)

Well, as of yesterday, my blood platelet count is up to 8,000. Not as much improvement as I would have liked to see after being on medication, but some improvement is better than none!! I started some new medications yesterday and will be on them for the next couple weeks. Blood work will be done weekly to tract the changes in my platelet count. I begin infusions of another medicaine this up and coming week. I will be getting an infusion once a week for four weeks. Each infusion will take about four hours to comeplete. It will not be fun having to take an afternoon off from work every week, but I have to get back to health some how!!
I am caught between peace and worry over the whole ordeal. I am at peace for how God has allowed this to happen. He allowed me to obtain employment where it is not physically demanding and wearing me out anymore than it does already. I am able to sit for most of the day and that helps me retain most of my energy. For that I am grateful. Though I just come home and work my tail off on things on the farm after work, but that is another story. :) But worry does pass though my mind...in all reality how can it not? When you have blood that doesn't clot well one does think about how they have to be extra careful working around things. And for those of you that really know me well, you know that sometimes I just go and not always think about being careful. But it will be three weeks this coming Monday from when I was in the hospital and who knows how long before that I was dealing with this. Yet, there hasn't been significant improvement. So, here I sit. in the hands of my Creator for I know that He knows what He is doing. How tests are coming up and appointment to attend. Who knows what will come of it all, I just need to be patient.
Other than that, life just keeps moving long. Work is going exceptionally well. I have great coworkers that have helped keep a smile on my face as I deal with this medical stuff. Mowing grass for the majority of the day can seem like it would be pretty boring. But every area that is mowed is different with varying challenges..it sure keeps me on my toes!!
Things are keeping busy around the farm. After my brother helped sandblast the cattle trailer over Labor Day Weekend, I finished the second coat of primer tonight. Wahoo!! Dad picked up a quart of paint that we are hopefully going to try on the trailer tomorrow. The color that we would like to paint the trailer we cannot get in gallons, so we are having to switch to a lighter gray, which is okay I guess. But now that the priming is done, dad can start working on wiring the lights and brakes. It would be really nice to have our own trailer to use for weaning and returning the bull this year, but we'll have to wait and see if the weather holds out for us to finish the trailer.
The cattle are doing very well. We have been out of pasture for about a week now, so we are feeding hay. The cows have been able to hold good body condition through the summer. The cooler weather helped I think. But I have also been creep feeding the calves heavily this year and I think that that has really helped reduce the calf's demand on the cow for nutrients. The calves have grown very well, even the later ones. Weaning is only about six weeks away, but I think the calves will be well and ready for it when it comes.
Hoping to get the seconding of hay up with in the next couple weeks. It really should be up by now, but with everything else going on in life, that hasn't become a very high priority. There isn't a whole lot of second crop growth, but at this point I am going to get as much as I can get.
I should apopologize to those that have called or emailed me and I haven't responded. It's been pretty crazy around here and I haven't had much time to sit down and reply to emails and make phone calls...but I will get back to you. I promise!!

Blessings

Time Goes On

Well, a lot has happened over the last 36 hours, including a night in the hospital last night. Yesterday after work, I went into urgent care at the local medical clinic to get some bleeding and bruising checked out. After some blood work, I was informed that I would be staying in the hospital for at least the night. I almost laughed when I was told that because I have been dealing with this for the last couple weeks. I have been diagnosed with ITP. Basically what it is, is that I have random bleeding and bruising. What causes it is a lack of platelets in my blood stream. What these platelets do is help the blood clot. As of this morning I was at 4,ooo platelet count, where a normal person is above 150, 000 count. Needless to say I cannot do anything for fear of bumping and bruising myself worse. For those that know me well, it is going to be a challenge the next few days to just sit around and not be able to be out and about. Friday I head back in for more lab work to see if the medications that I am on are helping to increase the platelet count. I am not really in any pain at all. I am just confused and frustrated about it all. Prayers are appreciated. :)

Blessings

Life Continues On...

Well, I am now officially employed! Yay :) This past Monday I started with the city of Hutchinson in their Park and Rec department. My job is quite simple, sit on a lawn mower and mow grass all day long. As long as I remember to turn once in a while to avoid a tree, I should be just fine! Haha. No, it's not that boring. I'm learning alot about the city; where all the parks are, finding my way through the back streets, and how fun it is to drive mowers through town. I had my fair share of mishaps with equipment in my first week, having four different problems with equipment...but they haven't fired me yet. So, I guess it isn't all that bad :)
Calving finally finished on August 5th. A heifer that I didn't think got bred gave me a nice little heifer calf. So, now there are forteen 'kids' running around in the pasture. Pretty nice bunch if I do say so myself!
The tractor is home and running like a top. I am so glad to have it back home and be able to use it. Makes my efforts a little more justifiable.
Life keeps thowing twists and turns at me, but I have faith in Christ that He will show me what He wants me to know.

Blessings

I am still alive

I have realized that I am not the best at this blogging stuff. Maybe if I would remember to actually post for those of you that actually read this. :)
Hoping to get the tractor back today. After I finished fixing what I was working on, I blew out the rear end. So, it went to the implement dealer for that fiw it job. It's been there a month and I am getting a bit anxious to get it back. I got ditches to cut and the county is starting to get a bit impatient with me because I got thistles growing that they want cut off, well I would like them cut off too!
Still in the job hunt. Got more applications out so hopefully it will bring something in. I know that God knows where He wants me to be and when I will get there, I just hope that it is soon!!

God Bless

God Leads...I follow

With the ups and downs of life, I continue to realize how little I know and how much God is in control of my life. Just when I think that I have an idea of what is going on in life, there is another bend in the road and I am thrown into confusion. Yet, this is somewhat the purpose of a Christian life. We know that there are going to be rough times in life, though those times are there so that we lean more upon our Creator and trusting Him with our lives and our futures. Lord, not mine, but Your will be done.

The tractor has been coming along well. Got it started this past Friday. I was pretty excited to hear it start!!! Got a wheel seal and brakes left to do and then I will be done. Words cannot express how excited I am to get it home and start cutting hay with it. Considering half way through the project I was wondering if I would ever get it going properly again or not, haha!

Hay is ready to cut, has been ready for a couple of weeks now. But with my main hay tractor in the shop, it hasn't been cut yet. Picked up some more ground this year, which I am pretty excited about. I guess it pays off cutting what you have neatly, other people notice it and want you to cut other meadows that they have. :) I thoroghly enjoy haying and am excited to start cutting.

Calving will hopefully be done sometime this week. One left to go and with the crazy weather, I am sure that the cow will come in soon. Cows have been on pasture for about a week now. They are really enjoying better than last years hay, who would have thought? Haha! It is a lot of fun to watch the calves run and play in the pasture. It puts a smile on my face everytime!!

The trip to Canada for Johnathon and Amber's wedding was nothing short of an adventure. First time I have ever flown and flight gets changed, luggage gets lost, and I finally get out of the country!! Haha! My origian flight got over booked, so I got transfered to a direct flight To Calgary, AB. But my luggage didn't take the same path I did. I never did receive my luggage with in Alberta. Thanks to Johnathon, I borrowed some extra T-shirts to get by and the wedding tux served as appropriate church attire. :) Costums was a breeze and wonder why so many people worry about them. I flew back this past Monday and Finally received my luggage at 1:00am Wednesday morning. And these airlines call themselves professionals? I am not convinced. Needless to say, I don't know if I am going to fly any where in the nead future. Though I received a hefty travel voucher when my flight was switched. So, we'll see what happens.

Sorry to those of who that check this and see that I haven't updated it for a while. Life is busy now with the summer months on hand. I'll try and do my best to check in when I can and give updates of what is happening!



God Bless

Teenage Pregnancy

Many of us know that teenage prenancies are wrong besides being immoral to people's standards. Today was no exception. I had a yearling heifer give birth to a small heifer calf, with the vet's help of course. It was heavily unexpected of course and quite a surprise. Since I usually don't breed heifers until they are fifteen months of age, I usually don't plan on an animal giving birth at twelve months of age. Doing the gestation period on the animal, it figures out to that she was bred when she was a little over three months of age. It's a scary thought.
Other than that, life is going pretty well. Have two cows left to calve in...it's time to be done. Tractor is coming along well. Hoping to crank it over and start it on Friday. I'm pretty excited to be with it!!
Sarah and I continue to enjoy each others company. We are both still in awe of how God led the two of us together. Words cannot describe the joy that she has brought to my life!!!

Blessings

Busy Busy

Well, I haven't written much lately. So, since I have some time here, I thought that I would say a few words in an update out here.
Life has been pretty crazy lately, with calving in full swing, trying to figure out how to redo some tile line, dealing with the dry weather, and beginning a relationship. It's been quite a ride.
Calving is going well so far. As of last night, we have had seven cows calve in and giving us eight calves. Yep, had a nice set of twins about a week ago. All the cows and calves are doing well for the most part. Had two breech calves so far this year. One the vet pulled and the other I pulled last night. It isn't very fun dealing with complications like that, but it makes me feel blessed for the trouble free years that we have had in the past. Got another cow that looks like it is going to start calving anytime now, hence why I am not working and in the house on the computer. :)
We have finally got the lake in the pasture draining, hopefully in the next day or two, all of the water will be drained out. Then we will be able to start digging in the new tile line. So, hopefully, next year we won't have to deal with the lake affect again!
We haven't seen any kind of moisture for over two weeks. Plus it has been very windy here lately, so there are starting to be dust storms, which is not cool! They are saying that there is a cance of rain today and then the next few days. I am just praying for rain to come! I don't know when the last time I saw it this dry in May. Most of the corn is up in the area and the beans are coming through as well. Rain would be really timely about now.
I feel like the luckiest guy in the world right now. About three weeks ago I came in contact with someone and well, the rest in kinda history!! :) I never, never thought that this would happen, but I am so glad that it did!! Been dating for a little over a week now, but it seems like it has been longer than that. Sarah, you rock my world!!!!
The tractor is coming along pretty well. Haven't had a lot of time to work on it lately. Mounted the engine block back on the frame yesterday. Hopefully, I'll be able to be done with it within a week.

Blessings

The impossible became possible

The song "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner has brought a whole new meaning to me in the last week. Who knew that one song and one person would change my life so dramatically. :)

Blessings

Times are Changing

The last week has been on of the most exciting weeks in my whole life!
Friday I graduated from college. It was soo much fun!! Though it was a little awkward being back on campus, it was good to see close friends again and say goodbye. It was weird getting my diploma five months after I was done with classes, but am glad that I finally got it!! Therefore, I am officially graduated not, but stil don't have a full time job. Though I am not too worried, God has a plan for me and will lead me to the right job.
Saturday was a day that almost cannot be put into words. The afternoon and evening was spend spending time with a really new friend of mine. I have never laughed nor sang soo much Josh Turner in one day. I wouldn't have traded it for the world and hope that it can happen again soon! :)
Calving is underway here on the farm. The forth calf of the year was born yesterday. All bull calves so far so I am happy for that. Currently, we have a guy digging up the tile line so that it can be fixed to drain the lake in the pasture. Hoping that it gets done soon so that I can get my new seeding into the pasture.
I know that it seems weird that I am on here at this time of day, but I have lost my voice and am feeling a little under the weather. Nice to have a day off, but I have too much to be doing to take the day off!

Blessings.

Well, I got ten minutes before I have to go and check cows, so I thought that I would give a little update out here.
Calving is in full swing around here. We have two in so far and there are about three more that are expected to come in with in the next few days. It has gone well so far, with the exception of a case of salemenalle in a calf. Hopefully the rest will go smoothly as well.
The tractor is coming along well. After cracking three different sleeves, the sleeves and pistons are finally back in the engine block. The TA went back on the tractor today. It finally looks like I am making progress with the project. Haha! It's been a learning experience, that is for sure, but it has been fun to do as well. Just as long as the neighbors don't find out about it and then want me to work on their tractors too. :)
I leave in the morning for Dordt. Hoping to be able to see some people before the ceremony on Friday. Not really reality yet that I am actually graduating. I've been done with classes for so long now that it is almost going to be weird to be going back for the ceremony. But it will be a good time to see people one more time before we spread out all over the country.
God is working in my life in ways that I never thought possible. He has surprised me in many ways over the past week that I don't have the words to say. He is making possible what I thought impossible. But I am enjoying it everyday and hope that it continues for a long time!!! :)
But, gotta go check cows so that I can go sleep just to get up at 2am to check again. Hope all is well on your end of the line.

Blessings

It's a Boy!!

The calving season Has begun once again on Herdegen Family Farm. A healthy bull calf, about 70 lbs, was born this afternoon.

Blessings

Counting down the days

Well, there are two different occassions that I am counting down the days for. Calving and graduation. Theoretically, calving could start Friday. I am SO excited!!! If any of you know me at all, you know that I loook forward to calving every year. I just love them little guys. And then I graduate from college in 10 days. It doesn't seem possible but am excited to get my diploma after being done with classes for the last four months.
The tractor has been coming along pretty good. Don't know if I am going to meet my goal of getting it done before grad, but I am going to try. Starting to put the engine block back together today with the sleeves and pistons. I cracked a sleeve, so I'll have to order a new one, bummer. But got the TA ordered today, so hopefully that will be here by the end of the week so that I can start putting all that back together.
Finally got some rain last weekend. Half an inch was like gold. The corn should get a good germination and start now. More rain is forcasted for later in the week. I was hoping to clean barn this weekend, but will now have to wait to see if/how much rain comes.
But I better get back to the tractor.

Blessings

Got Rain?

It's been over two weeks since we have received any type of moisture around here. There is a chance of rain this whole weekend, I just hope that it comes. It's been windy lately and it is disheartning to watch the dust and top soil blow away. But, through it all, the yards have ben able to dry out, which will hopefully lead to a successful year of cleaning barn in the spring.
The lake still resides in the pasture. We are thinking that we are going to have to redue some of the tiling now. Yet, we are not going to be able to do any of that until all the water receeds, which who knows when that will happen. Maybe I should start aquaculture. Haha.
Calving will begin in roughly a week. As much as I am not ready to lose sleep at night, I am SO ready to see little calves running around the cattle yards. It's the most exhausting time of the year, it is my favorite time of the year!!
The tractor overhaul is going well. The engine overhaul kit has arrived, so hopefully I'll be able to start working on the new piston heads on Monday. The old TA is out and seems to be pretty much shot. Will be ordering a new one next week. Still hoping to have it done by graduation, but we will see if I am able to make that goal or not. I hope that I am because I have to start getting hay equipment ready soon. Oh, the joys of farming......but they are SO worth it!!

Blessings

Knicked up Hands

Once all of the grease is removed from the hands, other suprises seem to always show up. I don't think that I can do any type of mechanical project without creating new marks on my hands. Maybe God is trying to tell me that I am not supposed to be doing mechanical work....but it's so much fun!! Anyway, many new scars are showing up on my hands, arms, and face. The project is only a few days in...we'll see what I look like at the end of the work. I just hope that I have four limbs still attached!! Haha.

Blessings

Greasy Hands

Once again, I have found myself tearing into an engine of a red tractor. I haven't done this type of work since I was in high school and worked in a mechanic shop. Well, I have returned to the same shop, but with my own tractor. A 1951 Internation 656 Utility will be my life for the next three weeks. I will be comepletely overhauling the engine, redoing the TA, among many other fix-its. This is the biggest tractor that I have taken on on my own, but am up for the challenge and having fun so far!!
Other than that, the 3 acre lake in the pasture is slowing going down. Wishing it would go down quicker so that I can do some reseeding. Cattle yards are gettin' drier, hopefully will be able to smooth them out tomorrow and feed hay.

Blessings

Catch-up

So, I figured that since I haven't posted for a while, I should spend a little time catching people up todate on what is happening. Granting that there are people that do read this..you guys are great!!!!

It has been quite the transition since coming home after college. Going from being busy with homework hanging over my head and always being around friends to not having any homwork to do and with no friends around. That is, I am now officially done with college assignments after giving a final presentation down at Dordt this past week. It is different being able to sit down at night and not have to worry about the paper that I should be writing rather than catching a few minutes of whatever is on TV. But is has been good, I need to learn how to relax a little more.

However, I think that I have gotten caught up of relaxing. I am still in the midst of job searching. I haven't been able to find anything locally, so now the job search area has broadened outward. I initially thought that I would come back to the home area and settle down, but like usual God has a different plan in mind. I am beginning to accept the fact that I may be moving to another area for the rest of my life. God's will will be done.

The weather has begun to warm up outside, so it has been nice to get out and start getting outside work done. I start overhauling a tractor tomorrow. I hope to have it done in three weeks, but we'll see if that happens. There is a lot of work to do on it so it'll keep me busy. Calving starts in a little over two weeks. As much as I don't feel ready for it, I'm excited to see little baby calves running around the corrals.

Well, time for bed. I hope to be out here a little more regularly than I have in the best. We'll see if I am able to keep that up. :)

Blessings

So, it would seem that with all of the time that I have on my hands these days, I would be able to keep up with posting on a blog. But as many have seen on my other blog, that isn't the case.

So, why with the new blog? I don't know to tell the truth.

Blessings