We are glad the day is over. A dead cow to start the day. Baler needs to be sent to dealer to have some work done. (Did I mention it is barely a year old. So much for buying new) The shaft on our tractor stopped working, creating feeding, scraping and management issues. And. . . .the the fluid on Gary's incision returned. . . so back to the hospital we went. 3 days in a row. We are tired. We are so worn. Yet, God knows our needs. On the way home we stop at a grocery store we never frequent and run into a friend who wants to help with management of ... View Post
Letting Go and Letting God. . . Day #12 of Thankfulness
Cancer, radiation, chemo, Elijah, our new baby, the kids. My mind swirls. It hasn't even been a year since my mom walked a similar journey. Our son has been gone for 16 weeks. Now we face another battle. And I am weary. I can't feel. My soul is numb. Yet I can't deny the grace that is poured out. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on ... View Post
Honoring Those Who Served. . .Day #11 of Thankfulness
You won't wear the uniform. The pride that ran so deep never to be experienced. Life ended so abruptly Dreams shattered Cuts like a knife The memories; all that are left It is Veteran's Day And the Birthday of the Marines. This is the uniform that I hold in my heart now. It will be forever etched in my mind. Right there in that moment your present and future mingled. Yet your future never to be. And the grace that is given this side of eternity leaves me once again undone. We are given the Marine Flag. Cedric heads to the woods. He returns with a Cedar post for a ... View Post
Sunday Praises. . . Day #10 of Thankfulness
It is Sunday Morning. My coffee is ready. I am heading to read God's Word. My source of encouragement This has been a week of waiting. A week that, really, has been filled with grace. I am grateful for the hugs and meals, visits and prayers. I am weary and torn. I want to see beauty from these ashes. As we continue to wait we will keep our eyes focused. We will continue to give thanks. Have you felt the difference in naming the things you are grateful for? It is a practice that I want to never forget. Day #10 of Thankfulness: I am thankful for: The beauty of Vermont The stark contrast ... View Post
To Despair is to Turn Your Back on God. . . Day #9 of Thankfulness
To despair is to turn your back on God. -Marilla Cuthbert Anne of Green Gables If I despair. Not only do I turn my back on God but I take away the hope that he has promised. Will I only take the good in this life and not the bad? Though it seems like the bad has tipped the scales. But has it? Who am I to decide what is enough? John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have ... View Post
Can You See Beyond The Grief? Day #8 of Thankfulness
When my mother in law died I thought my heart broke in two. I wrote a song. In a moment you were gone. We know we must go on But it's the living that's so hard Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. She died suddenly without warning; 14 months after my father in law. She was my support, my friend, my mentor. She encouraged us in farming, in our spiritual walk, in life. She loved her children and grandchildren and showed this with every step she took on this earth. It was during this ... View Post
