First Deer of the Season

This weekend was muzzle loader weekend. Beard finally broke his 2 year streak! He killed his 1st deer in 2 years. However, in his defense, I will say that the only reason that he has not killed a deer in 2 years is because he let D {our son} kill a deer 2 years ago, then he let me kill one last year. So this was his year. Now before I show you the picture, I have to say that this doe looked a lot bigger from where we were sitting. :)

Isn't she cute?! I know, poor thing, she's tiny. BUT, she is proving us with MUCH needed meat when we are struggling financially. So, we are 100% okay with this deer. Thank you Lord! 

The rest of the weekend was pretty lazy too. We just hung out and watched football, but we don't want to talk about the Razorbacks! :)

Hope y'all had a great weekend! 

By His Grace

sh

Happy Anniversary: 4 Years!

We can't believe it's been 4 years. We are embarking on our 5th year of marriage. That just sounds weird. Time has just flown by! Of course the last four years have been quite busy for us, but it just didn't seem like that much time had passed.

Last night when we were going to bed, I asked the Beard what his favorite memory of the last year was. Just the two of us. It was a good memory! And like most good memories, I capture them on film...digital film....iPhone.....you get the picture.

It was my first buck, first deer, and first deer of the season. Muzzel loading weekend. I had never shot a muzzel loader before in my life and didn't know what was going to happen when I shot it. All I knew was that if a deer walked by, I was going to shoot it. I have NEVER seen my husband so excited in my entire life! After I shot that damn deer it took off running! We had to track the damn thing for nearly 2 hours but my sweet husband was so excited he could hardly stand it! He was so proud of me and so excited for me! It was a great experience to have; just the two of us. 

One of my favorite memories from the last year of marriage was Thanksgiving holiday 2013. We were on our own that holiday weekend so we decided to take a couple's trip {with our neighbors} to the LSU/U of A football game in Baton Rouge. However, before we left, Beard and I had to cook our own little Redneck Thanksgiving. Fried Turkey, some veggies, and something with pumpkin in it. We were half drunk by noon and had a blast! The weekend was amazing, the game was awesome, and I got to spend the whole time with my best friend & husband! 

It was so hard to just pick one event or one thing that was my favorite from the past year. It's amazing to me how easily I can tell you all the bad things that have happened to me or to our family over the last year, but it's hard to recall all the good things the Lord has blessed us with. As I look back through pictures I see the Lord's peace and blessings all around our family. I hope and pray that this next year and the many years to come that the Lord will open our eyes to all the many blessings and that next year we won't have to try so hard to remember what those are! 

By HIS Grace alone and always!

sh