Whiter than Snow

This just started today (Monday, March 30) around 2:30pm. Nice, fluffy white snow covering all the dirty water, muck and mud. "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow"...Psalm 51:7

The Barn:

"For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth"...Job 37:6


The "Chicken Coop" - now the "Playhouse":

"Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?"...Job 38:22

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool"...Isaiah 1:18

Getting OUT after a week!

After being stranded on the farm due to high water from the Historic 2009 flood, we ventured out via canoe. We were getting kind of used to our dirt and slicked back hairstyles actually - but a shower in town sure felt great!

Skipper of the "USS Guppie!":


A well-looked-forward-to ride over icy waters to showers afar off:


Receding waters leave unique icy formations:

Beautiful Views! Flood 2009

Isn't it just like the Lord to show us the silver lining during the storm? These photos were taken this morning around the farm. Sorry, these were taken by a rookie and so don't have the Eden Photography touch...but I thought you'd enjoy them:

The Fight is On! Flood 2009

Extremely important gear!(These waders have been gettin' a workout)


After the crest height was raised by 1-2 feet, we had to get to work raising the retaining wall. With the help of some really great guys we were able to add the additional height successfully.

Getting the plan down (My husband and Gary O.)



It was a cold, cold, snowy, and wet night of work.(Jeremy B.)


It was a real team effort! Thanks guys. (Doug S.)


Whew!It was a long night. Work commenced from 12:30am until 4:00am.


I continued to bring things up from the basement:


....I think my work has really just begun.

Water, Water Everywhere! Flood 2009!

These are photos of our farm and the flood of 2009.

From Eden Photography photo blog (www.edenphotography.biz):

A lot of people have asked how the farm is doing with the flood, so I thought I’d share a few photos of the damage so far! We get flooded at least every spring, but this year is supposed to outdo the flood of ‘97- when we had to take a canoe back and forth to get from the house to our cars!


Here’s the view on Monday morning before we started sandbagging:


And here's the view from the house:


At first we didn’t think we’d be able to get any sandbags, so we started building a wall!



Then we got the poly out of the barn to cover the plywood:


And then the sandbags arrived:


And finally the sand:


Lots of friends from church came to help us out:


So we made food and hot chocolate for them:



PS: We have the canoe ready to go again!


This was this morning after all the snow:


And here’s a close up of the river which normally is down the hill from the barn:


Thanks for all the help and prayers from everyone- it’s amazing to see the whole city come out and help each other like this!