I strive for normalcy. I cook the ground beef. I make soup. My farmer loves soup, and I don't make it enough. The smells permeate the air. The warmth eleveates the chill. Soup will be good today. I walk down cellar to put away some groceries. Out of the corner of my eye, I see his barn coat. I linger there. The familiar companion of grief awakes. I swallow hard. I reach in the pockets hoping to find something. Something to connect me to him. So many mornings in that coat. I groan, how can this be? I am so powerless to change it. Everything so final. Never again. Oh how I ... View Post
Farm Living Without Your Oldest Son
The night Elijah went home to be with the LORD. His bed remained empty. . . and for 10 weeks now that hasn't changed. 10 weeks of leaning against the door frame, breathing in his scent, wondering how this can be. . . How can my son really be gone? 10 weeks of hoping to wake from this nightmare. It was his morning to help with chores. Gary did them alone. There was no power, so he had to hook up the generator. . .by himself. But, that was the only day. For weeks now, friends and family have risen in the early hours to ... View Post
When You Think The Journey Can’t Get Any Harder
I am thankful for the time. I sit in the doctors office. I am writing very over due thank you notes while I wait for my farmer. He is having a simple procedure to remove a cyst from his face. I notice the waiting room start to fill. This doesn't seem like a place that runs behind. I glance at my watch and am shocked to see how much time has passed. I can feel it in the pit of my stomach. Something is wrong. The nurse comes out and ushers me back to the room. My farmer is sitting with his back to me. The doctor shares the news. He could not remove the mass because it is not a ... View Post
Proclaiming His Testimony
49 days after he gave his Senior Testimony Elijah Todd Davis went home to be with the LORD. Here is his testimony. Are you ready to meet the LORD? Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the LORD is King? And that you're heaven bound? Do you have a peace that passes all understanding? None of us had any idea that when Elijah kissed me good bye and bounded out the door Saturday evening, July 28, 2013, that he would never come home. That he would fall asleep at the wheel. . .and when he would open his eyes he would be in the presence of the King of ... View Post
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