The Portion of my Inheritance

For years our church held a chuck wagon service and dinner in the spring, compliments of Elder and Rancher Tom.

It would start very early in the morning when Tom would set up the chuck wagon and people would come and meet for breakfast. You could smell the bacon afar off and the coffee that was steaming hot, hanging over the open fire pit.

The beans would already be simmering and the blueberry and peach cobblers would be cooking in a bed of hot coals buried in the ground.

The chairs had been moved outside to the open sanctuary and His people came and worshiped HIM there, some dressed of old. 

The hustle and bustle of cooking preparations went on throughout the morning worship and the sweet aroma of charred beef  rose up as a sweet offering as Pastor John delivered the message.

Old familiar hymns and bluegrass style gospels spilled out as the congregation joined in the ‘Sweet By and By’ chorus.

The big double bass, banjo and mandolin joined in with the usual instruments and we turned back to simple worship

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After the service, people would line up for the most amazing delicacy, consisting of top grade beef and all the fixins’ that a cow Rancher would experience on the wagon trail.

After the savoury dinner there was always time for the children to play and the grown ups to sit awhile and fellowship.

It is good to turn back sometimes and to recapture the simplicity and purity of times past. To set aside all the modern gadgets and technology and experience life as it was, and as it still is for the Ranchers and cowboys who still live the simple life.

Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.  Jeremiah 24:7

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After doing a literature study on ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ we ended it with a day of baking.

We made pumpkin muffins, and put them in Little Red Riding Hood’s red basket.

Then off to grandmother’s house we went.

Grandmother was very surprised to see Little Red Riding Hood.

And she was very happy to get the goodies. 

Little Red Riding Hood got there just in time to save grandmother from the big bad wolf!

in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works;  Titus 2:7a

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Yes, may you see your children’s children.  Peace be upon Israel!  Psalm 128:6

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Several years ago on a trip to downtown Houston, I found an amazing discount bookstore.

My Fairy Garden was among several of the treasures I found there.

The book starts with the story of the fairies,

then opens up to a pop-up world of fairy land. Inside the book are several little fairy paper dolls that they can play with.

I have taken great delight myself in reading the story to the children,

and then, watching as their eyes get big with delight as the book magically opens up to a world of fairies. 

They enjoy hours of play with this special little book.

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3

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Guess who got a new pair of Ruby Slippers?

It was a surprise from gumps.

Then they were off to play Dorothy!

Gumps, as the flying monkey, whisked her off to play.

And oh yeah,

P.S . . . . . I love you more than Ruby Slippers

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter!  Song of Solomon 7:1

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What an amazing miracle and blessing a baby is! God’s very precious gift to us!  

My great nephew Landon Thomas Musser was born January 20th, weighing 6lbs-8oz.

I can’t wait to meet you sweet baby boy!

as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.  1 Peter 2:2-3

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You will always find us having a tea party. If Aria is here (or not) we bring out the little tea cups and teapot and have tea.

We make everything an occasion to have a tea party.

And we try to go all out with tea cakes, snacks and all the yummy things you can think of that you might have at a tea party.

 Aria loves to dress up and dressing for tea is very special for her.

I am not sure who has more fun, mammy or Aria.

And just so you know, Aria likes to gobble down her sweets, then with a sweet little smile and her little gold spoon, reach over and take the sweets off my plate. 

But this mammy doesn’t mind at all.

Jesus answered and said to her,  “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.”   John 4:10

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My beautiful new granddaughter, Aniyah Grace.

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.  Psalm 139:13-14

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After I had finished reading the book, I closed it and set it on the night stand. We snuggled closer together and each took a turn telling a story.  Hers, of course was about mommy and Aniyah.  After the stories had been told we made plans for the next day. 

She told me that she wanted to paint. That is something she does every time she stays, just after her pancake.

But then she told me she wanted to make a heart for her mommy and baby sister and daddy, and oh, for gumps too. 

I told her I would show her how to cut a heart out of paper and she said she would like that. She wanted to draw a picture on each heart and write something. I told her I thought that would be sweet. 

“What do you want to draw?” I asked her.

“I want to make gumps and daddy a tractor.”

“Oh, and what about mommy?”

“I just want to draw a picture for mommy.”

And we drifted off.

So . . . after the dishes were cleared away and the paint put up. We started on our hearts, and true to her word, she did exactly what she said she was going to do.

Then, she asked me if I would write on the back of her mommy’s card what she would tell me.  And as she spoke, I wrote her words:

“I love you Aniyah, and I love you so much mommy. I love you up the the moon and sky.  I love you more than Ruby Slippers.  Aria”

THAT is very much, for you see . . . 

Aria ALWAYS has a pair of Ruby Slippers.

But Jesus said,  “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”  And He laid His hands on them and departed from there.                Matthew 19:14-15

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Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”  Matthew 4:19

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