Living In The Forest

We currently have 2 bears and 2 cougars living near us. The chicken stay in the coop. It is a little disconcerting to find bear scat in our driveway, but the animals were here first. I believe we can co-exist, as long as they don't mess with me.

Eastern Oregon has the "Three 'S' Rule" for dealing with those critters who might be otherwise protected by law, but who threaten us law-abiding citizens. The rule is: Shoot it, shovel it, and shut up. Most people do OK on the first two and no one here really cares about the last one. Now, if I only had a gun...

The Challenges We Choose

We recently added, by choice and hard work, to our family. We are adopting an intact sibling group of older children. Our friends and family fall into two groups: Those who are extremely supportive and those who are looking for our lost marbles.

We are happy to take on this challenge and we know that we will be able to meet it and, with blessings, surpass it. We have missed a huge amount of these children's lives but we believe that they sincerely want to be part of our family. We truly want them with us, so there's nothing we can't do.

Wish us the best!