Updates

Shelly is doing pretty good, she has some pain and cramping in her arm and leg and is sleeping a lot. Her headache has subsided and she has a little more energy today than yesterday.

We are having our second Family Farm Day today! On the agenda is milking the cow, sitting on the horse, feeding the chickens, hay ride, making butter, carding and spinning wool from the sheep, and eating honey butter on crackers and milk!

Here are some pics of last week's Farm Day.

I'll post more after today's visit!
Blessings,
Christie

Shelly had a seizure last night...

Hi Ya'll,
Well, last night we were playing Pinochle with the family and Shelly went outside to walk the puppies. She came in the house and said, "Mom, I'm having a seizure!" As she yelled, she held her hand and fell on the floor. We prayed, began intervention and after 15 minutes with no response called 911. They couldn't get an IV started and we ended up on our way to the hospital... She ended up in generalized seizure for 1 hour and a focal seizure for 4 more hours because they wouldn't give her enough meds, keeping her heart rate up in the 160's for 5 hours!

We are home tonight and ask that everyone pray for her to recover quickly. Seizures for this long have severe lasting effects on her and cause brain injury. We have not lost hope in what the Father can do for our dear one. She is discouraged. We know the Father works all things for his Glory and for our good.

Blessings

Shekinah Farm's First Survey!

We have just launched our first survey! Please take a minute to answer our survey if you are interested in attending our classes! You can find the survey here.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Blessings,
Christie

Classes Coming in November!

Family Farm Day
Thursday, Nov 4th, 1:00 pm and Tuesday, Nov 9th, 1:00 (Farm Day Classes full, we will have Farm Days in Spring)
Cost is $6 per person up to $25 per family

Our Family Farm Day is a fun day on the farm, gather eggs from the chicken house, romp and play with the sheep and goats, try milking a cow, horse or hay rides, spin yarn, make butter, and try some homemade ice cream.

Remember this is an outside activity, please dress appropriately, no sandles.

Space is limited.

Please RSVP

For all classes E-mail christie at shekinah-farm.com

Or call two five six, 8 two nine, 88 seven 4 and leave a message

Soap Making Class

Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 1:00pm
Cost is $6 per person up to $25 per family

We will be making home made lye soap. Everyone will take home a bar of soap, children will make home made bath salts, and we will have a soap carving contest. Science handouts will be available.

Inclement weather reschedule for 11/18

Space is limited.

Please RSVP

Long Term Storage Class

Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 1:00pm

FREE!

We will be learning how to put food up for long term storage. Bucketing wheat, drying, canning, fermenting, freezing, etc.

Space is limited

Please RSVP

Spider Beside Her

My husband came in the other day from doing chores and told me that a spider was outside the back door in the summer kitchen. I asked him what kind and he said that it was an Orb spider.  Orb spiders are beautiful yellow and black with very perfect webs. If you include the legs they are larger than a golf ball. They are fascinating spiders.

Well, I was heading out to the summer kitchen and as I approached the glass back door I looked for the spider, but did not see it. As I walked up to the door more closely ready to open it the spider fell from the roof in my face! I am not scared of these big, beautiful spiders, but this startled me and I yelped! My dear husband ran in to see what happened and once informed, replied by saying that he told me it was there! Yeah, well, I knew it was there, but that didn’t stop it from startling me! Can you imagine this falling in your face?

After going in and out of the door several times, the dear spider decided that building its home in the doorway would not be a good situation and moved on. I don’t know where he went, but I’m sure it will be a perfectly made web.

We do not celebrate Halloween, but we have great spiders and webs around the farm. Yah is amazing!

Niji's Progress

Last week, we received a new horse. Her name was Rosie, but she didn't know her name and my daughter called her Niji (see earlier post about her name.) Niji came to Shekinah Farm a little under weight and very skiddish. This past week was spent working with her a bit, teaching her not to be rude, getting her used to our other horse and our farm, and helping her fatten up. She has gotten along well with my old man, Hicks, and is fattening up with a diet of fresh grass, hay, alfalfa and oats. She has adjusted well, although she doesn't like the cows! :) Here are some pics. She is filling out very nicely!

We praise Abba for his hand on the animals of our farm!

Apple Pie in a Jar

1/4 cup honey (1/2 cup sugar)

·         1 cup cornstarch

·         2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

·         1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         10 cups water

·         3 tablespoons lemon juice

·         7 quarts peeled, cored and sliced apples

Directions

1.     Place a rack in the bottom of a large stock pot. Fill pot with hot water. Sterilize 7 1-quart canning jars, 7 lids, and 7 rings by placing on rack, jars upright. Bring water to a boil. Boil 10 minutes. Remove with a holder and allow jars to air-dry. Save water for processing apples.

2.     Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and water in a large saucepan. Place over high heat and cook until thick and bubbly, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

3.     Tightly pack apples into sterilized jars. Slowly pour syrup over apples, covering them completely. Slide knife down inside of jars to allow air bubbles to rise. Clean jar top edges. Screw lids on jars.

4.     Carefully lower jars into pot using a holder. Leave a 2 inch space between jars. Add more boiling water if necessary, until tops of jars are covered by 2 inches of water. Bring water to a full boil, then cover and process for 30 minutes.

5.     Remove jars from pot and place on cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press top of each lid with finger, ensuring that seal is tight (lid doesn't move up or down at all). Sealed jars can be stored for up to a year.

These are great for gifts any time of the year!