Miracle barn

MIRACLE RANCH

   We had just got married when we bought this place back in 1945. It was a little run down but we were going to fix it up. We were the proud new owners of fifty acres. It was just a small cabin from the 1800's and needed some fixing up. Down the way past the big oak tree was an old barn with a hay loft. There was 30 acres of pasture and the rest was thick woods. Down in the trees was the most beautiful waterfall and creek that ran through the property. After we fixed up the house we built the chicken coop. I loved to watch them and see all of the beautiful colors in thier feathers glisten in the sun. We enjoyed them so much, we decided to get more animals. But first, the old barn needed some work. Your grandma and I loved sitting on the porch swing and watch the sunrise and sunsets. By the time I had the barn finished, it was almost our anniversary. I built a tower lookout on top of the barn with an old porch swing and windows all around. Youre grandma loved it and before long we spent alot of time up there in that old barn. It was so serene, and we would go there to pray.  The deer and turkey would come out from the trees with the sunset that only the good Lord could paint. We eventually got some goats and cows. We eventually built a nice heard of brahman cattle. The bull would lay out in the pasture at the edge of the trees and call. They were so gentle, just like big puppy dogs. We eventually had a garden and orchard so abundant it was an eden. We had our acreage, we were surrounded by beauty and it seemed we had everything we could have dreamed of. We never actually knew how special our little piece of paradise was until the summer of 1950. We started to notice that alot of our neighbors crops were not doing to good and thier animals were not doing too well. We were in the beginning of the worst drought I had ever seen. As we watched life around us seem to dry up and wither away, our farm still thrived. One of our cows got out of the fence, by the time we found her days later she was weak and barely walking. Not knowing if she was going to make it through the night, we brought her into the barn. We stayed with her as long as we could then went to bed. Expecting to loose her overnight. The next morning we woke up and didnt even have our coffee before going to see her. To our suprise, she was just fine and not only just fine but better than before. She gad put on weight and was instantly the healthiest looking cow we had. The neighbors and people in town asked about her and shocked how well she was doing. They started wondering why our farm appeared unaffected by the drought and how we had a miracle cow while thier livestock was dying. After word got around, a girl and her mom showed up with a dog. It had been hit by a car and they asked if they could just sit in our barn with him. We lit a lantern for them and me and your grandma went to the tower to pray. We had been up there for just a few minutes when we heard "oh my God !!". The dog was completely healed. Your grandma and I were just as amazed. Well as you can imagine, there was no keeping that a secret. Another year went by and as the drought continued, we found out your grandma was pregnant with your mom. We were so excited to have our first child on this beautiful thriving farm. When the doctor delivered her, she wasn't crying. The doctor said she was still born. We were devastated. We took her home to bury her on the farm. But grandma wanted to sit with her for a few minutes to grieve and say goodbye. She took her up to the tower. The cows must have sensed something because they all came running to the barn. Just then, I heard crying. Not sad crying and not your grandma. It was the baby, she was alive! God had come down to visit the miracle barn that day. To this day the Lord blesses us and that farm and to Him be the glory for that miracle barn. That precious little child you now know as mom.

"Goodnight sweetheart"

Yawn... "goodnight grandpa"