{"id":310,"date":"2022-08-31T19:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycarter.info\/?p=310"},"modified":"2022-08-31T19:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:26:58","slug":"on-being-conscientious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycarter.info\/?p=310","title":{"rendered":"On Being Conscientious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We had babies!\u00a0 Small baby brown wrens, that is.\u00a0 Earlier this summer a couple of wrens moved into the birdhouse we purchased last spring which is hanging from the corner of our barn at the back of our yard. We knew they were around by their loud, vibrant, complex songs. \u00a0Soon we realized that the female was in there laying eggs, one per day \u2013 usually five or six in her second \u201cclutch\u201d of the season. The male was right by her side bringing her spiders, other insects and seeds that he had foraged with his long thin bill.\u00a0 Then it got really noisy for the eggs had hatched about 2 weeks later.\u00a0 Both of these parents became extremely busy as they tried to meet the demands of their squawking children.\u00a0 They conscientiously flew in food for their babies every few minutes throughout the day.\u00a0 It is interesting that the mother does not sleep in the birdhouse overnight.\u00a0 After another two weeks all was silent when I was sitting in our gazebo nearby as everyone had moved out and moved on.\u00a0 Would you believe these tiny God-made flyers migrate to Mexico or the southern states for the winter!\u00a0 Incredible! They are the state bird of South Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gary learned recently that being conscientious is a good characteristic to develop for it may help in your longevity.\u00a0 That is a great result for those who attend church on a regular basis, make their beds every morning, keep their home in a tidy fashion etc. \u00a0Wives of \u201cnoble character\u201d as described in Proverbs 31:10-31 are not that easily found.\u00a0 It\u2019s a tall order for she watched over all \u201cthe affairs of her household\u201d and was worthy of much praise because she feared the Lord.\u00a0 I wonder how long she lived because of her conscientious lifestyle!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sadly, our progress with Hillside Church has been very slow over this past month even though we continue to be as conscientious as we can in getting this church established.\u00a0 We have moved our fall launch date to October 16.\u00a0 Scott Lockhart did talk with the manager at Kelsey\u2019s restaurant about using their facilities for our Sunday services.\u00a0 We started off there a couple of years ago and it does look favourable that we can return.\u00a0 Scott still needs a new place to live, and his health is currently not the best.\u00a0 We always appreciate your prayers for this ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We received word from Thomas, our friend in Myanmar recently.\u00a0 He is in the process of building an orphanage and keeps running into problems with his military government.\u00a0 He, however, never seems to be deterred but continues to conscientiously and faithfully do the next thing to complete this project for his ministry.\u00a0 Periodically our church is able to send him money since his resources are limited.\u00a0 Thank you for praying for Thomas, his wife Maven and their two young boys too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t work too hard this Labour Day weekend unless you want to really grow old!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendy \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendy.carter@kainos.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had babies!\u00a0 Small baby brown wrens, that is.\u00a0 Earlier this summer a couple of wrens moved into the birdhouse we purchased last spring which is hanging from the corner of our barn at the back of our yard. 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