When you look around it's chaos. Barn roofing, piles (neat piles); but piles. There's equipment and open spaces where a barn used to be. Headlocks lay as they fell. Beams cut off. I walk through the area. I pray. We want to be faithful. This is not our space. Not our land. Nothing is ours. It belongs to the LORD. Long ago my farmer and I knelt together and surrendered this place to Him. The one who counts the stars. The one who Promises to never leave us nor forsake us. Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Which Way Do We Turn? Day #12
The snow begins to fall. The temperatures have dropped. There is snow on the mountain. It is absolutely breathtaking. The Seasons never disappoint here in the North East. There is beauty every where in every thing. Yet, today I work hard to have my heart match that beauty. I name the things for which I am thankful. Large decisions over shadow each step of our journey. They feel weighty and heavy. So much at stake. My farmer works hard already, now added to his burden are huge decisions. We seek earthly counsel. We storm the heavenlies. With temperatures dropping and the ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Change, Day #7
The Demo has started. Years of memories and treasured living; changing. I am Thankful for those memories. Honestly. It's too many changes. Change is hard. It is an unwelcome companion right now. But, God is at work. I can not see what He is doing. He is keeping it from me. The story is not over. I know He is doing something. I am Thankful: That God is at work He is bigger than all my fears His story is better than mine For friends who continue to hold us up for my coffee buddy- I am so grateful God sent him our way for coffee and a fire on these cold ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness, Are You Naming Your Gratitude? Day#3
"This isn't how I would write it. But I have known and seen again and again that God writes the better story. God sends the manna, all that we need even when we do no understand it. " Katie Davis Majors I read these words and wrote them in my journal on October 29, 2017. In the early hours of October 30, 2017 we woke to roaring winds and a devastating wind storm. This storm tore apart our 2 main dairy cow barns. It twisted metal like as if it were a Twizzler. (Halloween was Tuesday- candy is on my mind) Since Monday folks have reached out, once again, to show love and support. We ... View Post
30 Days of Thankfulness I Can Not Keep Silent
I can not keep silent. My heart overflows. Gratitude. Praise. Our language with God. Power. Light. Heat. Laundry. Warmth. So grateful. We've been with out power since early Monday morning. Our barns are destroyed. We are facing decisions of huge proportion. Yet, today; my heart is grateful. We will walk in grace. We will praise God for his provision. We will trust Him for our next steps. Thank you for walking this journey with us. Thank you for your encouragement. Your generosity is too much to process. Thank you for giving us hope. Please join us in #30 Days of ... View Post
Whoa! We Didn’t See This Coming. . . But God Did
The stars are brilliant. The sky a sea of twinkling lights. Clear and bright. In sharp contrast to the deafening wind. It howls and roars. It is relentless in it's mission. The house shakes with the gusts. At times the sound as if a freight train. I lie in bed wondering if we should head to the basement. Sounds, foreign to us, explode in the night. Just before 3 the power goes out. I walk through the darkness tracking down the breeze. I place a chair under the knob to the cellar door. I examine everything else as the wind continues its war on the outside. Hesitantly, I wake my ... View Post
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