My first blog

Wow, this is my first blog. I really don't know what I am doing with all this, but here we go. As I am writing I am watching "Antiques Roadshow". I wish I could find things like some of the se people find at resale stores. A lady on the show today bought a 2 foot ceramic parrot for $50 and it ended up being worth $2,000. How crazy is that. I guess I don't have the eye for something like that.

The joy of fall is watching the leaves change color. The not so much joy of fall is raking the leaves when they fall off the tree. Thats what I did today. In the process I broke our rake. So I went to the local hardware and bought a new rake. What did I do you may wonder? Not even 5 minutes into raking some more I broke the new one. So what did my husband and I do? We took some pieces of wood and screwed them onto the rakes so they would go back together. If thats not redneck, I don't know what is. At least they work.

One thing I want to accomplish with this blog is to first tell people about Christ. Another thing is to tell people about organizations that are deserving of some of the money that God has blessed us with. Today I want to tell you about an awesome place called Youth Haven Ranch. There are 2 locations. One in Rives Junction, MI and the other in Picacho, AZ. Youth Haven has been around for almost 40 years. It is a place where underprivilaged kids can go (FOR FREE!!!) to get away from their home life for a bit. I had the privilage of working there for a summer in the kitchen. The kids that go there will break your heart. All they want is love and they get that there and so much more. They get the opportunity to learn about the God that loves them and wants them just the way they are. If you want more information about Youth Haven, you can check out their web site at www.youthhaven.org.