The “new bit of perspective” I mentioned in the last post came when we attended a “Faith and Farming Gathering” in October, hosted by Noah Sanders, of RedeemingtheDirt.com, in partnership with Foundations for Farming! We took a drive into the heart of Alabama, through some really pretty country and enjoyed...
Lights are strung. Cards are (mostly) sent. 🙂 A pumpkin roll is baked and waiting. It’s a quiet, peaceful Christmas Eve night. Today we had a wonderful work day with the family! Here we have been enjoying almost spring-like weather, singing snippets of carols and greeting each other with joyous,...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This phrase from Psalm 119:64 jumped out at me recently: “The earth…is full of Your mercy…” It’s stayed with me. I marvel at how true this is! Even though things are not the way God originally intended them to be on this earth…even though this world is...
I’m enjoying these first, crisp days of autumn! Lately I’ve been thinking about various angles of time management…including my perennial habit of putting things off until the very last. Instead of making a project way ahead, I wait to decide what to make until I get down to the wire...
I hope your summer is going well! You may remember our fall apple outing from a previous post… Well, last summer, and now this summer, we’ve also been very excited to have the opportunity to buy fresh, local peaches! My brother’s family lives right next to an orchard of about 600...
A few weeks ago, we met my brother and his family in Kentucky for a very special purpose – a visit to the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter! This trip had been in the works for awhile, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, our schedule changed unexpectedly. Last-minute, we...
One fine evening found me out in the nursery, watering thirsty plants. The clouds were arranged in horizontal layers in the western sky and each layer was illuminated in a gorgeous peach-pink glow. I lifted the spray wand, on the shower setting, to reach across another row of plants. As...
I’m writing this after a delightful day with Grandmom. She’s a treasure! A great joy of my life has been to be frequently in Grandmom and Grandad’s house, where the peaceful atmosphere includes love, flowers (like these gorgeous roses!), quilts, stories, and really delectable meals. Grandmom has always made her...
It was one of those evenings. The breeze carried with it a crisp deliciousness. The moon shone with a silver glow and bathed the yard in dappled shadows. Here and there a bold star pierced the sky. Yes – one of those evenings when I hesitate to go inside because...
After cleaning a particularly dusty mini-blind and the window behind it, I decided to leave the blind rolled up as I continued cleaning further into the room. It’s a little thing, but it always amazes me the difference this makes. When a curtain is pulled back, a blind up, or...