The Wilkes Team

The Wilkes Team wants to wish you all a very

Merry Christmas!!!

May we not forget the greatest gift of all – Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior! 

” For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” ~ Isaiah 9:6

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Spending time with Grandma and Grandpa has always been a real delight to the Wilkes Team! No matter what you are doing with them you leave their presence encouraged, blessed, inspired, and grateful to God for the gift of Grandparents!

Last Thursday was no exception! Almost all of the extended Wilkes family was able to meet at our Grandparent’s house for a day of making gingerbread houses!

But it wasn’t only about making gingerbread houses. It was also about being together, “working” together , eating together, as well as having time to fellowship and encourage one another in our walks with the Lord.

It was a day we wont forget!

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THANKSGIVING DAY

WHEREAS, the first permanent English speaking settlement in the New World was established in Virginia at Jamestown in 1607, as Captain John Smith led a group of settlers across the Atlantic on a voyage that would entail much hardship over the coming years, including disease and starvation; and

WHEREAS, to show their appreciation for the colony’s success and to take stock and give thanks for their own gifts and blessings, and in spite of tremendous adversity, the settlers in Virginia found time to celebrate the first Thanksgiving in America at Berkeley Plantation on December 4,  1619; and

WHEREAS, while reflecting upon the actions taken by the colonists at the first Thanksgiving, we also honor the Indian peoples, for without their presence, the survival of the colonists would have been ever more difficult; and

WHEREAS,  American leaders and citizens have recognized a day of Thanksgiving since our first president, George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789,  stating “it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor”; and

WHEREAS, it is a Virginia tradition for our citizens to come together in unity on Thanksgiving Day and give thanks for the great level of serenity, harmony and abundance with which we, as citizens of a free nation, have been blessed; the rule of law by which we peaceably govern ourselves and by which our civil and religious liberties are guaranteed; and the brave servicemen and women of our armed forces who risk their lives to defend the freedoms and blessings we cherish;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognize November 25, 2010 as THANKSGIVING DAY in our COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I call this observance to the attention of all our citizens; and

FURTHERMORE, I encourage all Virginians to give thanks to our Creator for our plentiful blessings, including the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as well as the unwavering strength of our families and communities.

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The Lord blessed Daniel with a stunning 6 point buck on opening day of bow season!!

We are rejoicing in the way the Lord provides!

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Living on a farm allows you to experience the “joys” of hearing, smelling, and seeing many different things!

Earlier this year, we bought 70+ chicks and 4 ducklings. We knew that a percentage of the chickens would be roosters however, the only problem was we had no need for 21 roosters! We all agreed that we needed to turn them into something that would make them profitable and useful to us. It didn’t take us long to decide to turn them into meat that we could enjoy this winter.

Much thanks goes to our dear friend Benjamin Horevay. Under his tutelage, we set up our own make-shift processing assembly line and by that evening we had butchered 19 roosters as well as one of our ducks!

Our freezer is now full of meat from off our own land!

THANK YOU BENJAMIN!!!!

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