Wood Carving Show at Luverne, Mn.

"Price of Distraction".......notice that he is cutting off the nose of his carving.....

"Family Tree"

"Horse, not quite a Ford"

"Betty's Spies".....this one won Best of Show 2010, International Wood Carver's Congress.

"Horns of a Dilemma"

"Simple Pleasure of Edifying the College Educated".....subtitle was "It's your spark Plug, Dummy" This one was Jim's favorite!

"Norwegian Wheelchair"

"Madness of King George III"

We went to Luverne, Mn. to see the wood carvings by Fred Cogelow. Beautiful work done with Basswood and Butternut woods. We missed the life sized carving of a lady; they moved that one to Hills, Mn. before we got there!

Baltimore Oriole!

We were so pleased to see several of these beautiful birds flying around yesterday. I put out a cut up Texas grapefruit and they went wild! It is so great to have a bird so bright in color stop by. With no leaves on the trees yet, they are easy to keep track of.

We had overnight guests on Thursday! We wished they could have stayed longer, as we really had an enjoyable time with Dave and Dianne Hughes.

Sunday at Magnolia

Well I have been dreading writing the blog this week as it is the last church service in Magnolia Park for the season...The plans are to start up again the first of September , but that's quite a ways off....I know that the time will fly by with the summer breezes, but that doesn't help NOW...Oh well...

The lesson this morning was taken from the Second Book of Thessalonians, Chapter 2 with the theme of "Stand Fast and Be Not Deceived".....This is a great lesson that Pastor Stacey brought to us today for us to study .....Today and in the days to come we must study the Word of God and watch for those that would deceive us in the teaching of the Word....We must always use the Word of God as our guide in all matters....Also as it was the first of the month, communion was given and unless we go to Church else where during the summer that will be the last until this fall so it was important for many....After the service there was a light breakfast served for all that wished to partake....A great way to end the season for the people of the Magnolia Family that are left in the park...There are still a few that will leave to go up NORTH so continue to pray for those and all the family....Remember to pray for those that are sick and try to help one another when you can.....GOD BLESS ALL.........

Brave or Stupid?

I always have an interest in what happens in our winter home area. So Brave or Stupid? What do you think?
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Texas wildfires

Texas wildfires http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/04/texas-wildfires/100050/

We arrived home to Minnesota on Monday, the 18th. Good trip, no rain until we drove into the garage! One of the first trips to town, Jim got his baby chicks. So the work has started for the summer. Not that summer has arrived----rain and cold here, we wish we had stayed in Texas another 2 weeks! ha Kay and Jim Voss

Easter Sunday at Magnolia Park

What a beautiful Sunday morning we had to celebrate Easter Sunday....We had around 30 worshipers crowded into the little hall on this great day of resurrection....Pastor Stacey gave a great lesson again this morning with the theme of "God's Promise", teaching from the Book of Acts, chapter 13....The teaching brought forth the fulfillment of God's promise to provide a Saviour for the those that believe and follow the Word of God...This was a great lesson and taught in a different and enlightening way than I have heard before....Read the Chapter for yourself and you will gain wisdom in the word for yourself...We need to always study the Word of God for ourselves to assure that we understand and also learn if we missed some ideas from the teaching...Remember to continue to pray for all that are on the road and for those that are sick...Prayer does miracles through the Lord......GOD BLESS ALL......

Patriotic Emotion

This came from my friend Lum who we met at Snow Mountain Ranch while workamping there. He lives in the New Orleans area. He said that anyone with a patriotic emotion would very much enjoy it. I enjoyed his turn of phrase but then I always do. It is just the kind of guy he is. So if you have a "patriotic emotion" enjoy!


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