It's been 50 years since this couple said I do. They are celebrating today, in heaven. Together. We miss them. My brothers and I. My sisters in law too. Their friends. Both gone too soon. Today. I choose to remember. The good. It could be bad. And it was definitely bad at times. Somehow. It always turned around. Wrongs; forgiven. Or forgotten. Tempers that would flare; pacified. A deep sense of commitment that transcended emotions or feelings. The commitment that walked through cancer and the memory thief. A love that digs deep and presses on. It ... View Post
With Gratitude This Broken Hearted Mama says, Thank You!
With Gratitude This Broken Hearted Mama says, Thank You! We rose early. A week ago now! My brother in law and I. And while it was still quiet; a hush still over everything. We set the pig to roasting. Later in the day we would welcome family, friends and community members to the farm. There was much to do. The day dawned beautifully. With coffee in hand we began to work. The tents set up the day before. We decorated and created. Many hands. I prayed over that space and time. I wanted people to feel welcome and relaxed. I wanted people to have a good time. I ... View Post
Losing Heart
Frankly I had lost heart. She was not accepted into the Nursing Program. This college girl of mine. There was no room. They were not taking transfer students. She had spoken to board members. Sent in her application. Still. The answer was no. And no matter how hard I tried; tried to understand that this was not God's will for her- there was something else planned- I lost heart. I was discouraged. My heart hurt for my girl. She's worked hard. Things don't come easy to our family. And this constant barrage of deaths and rough times, had left me discouraged and ... View Post
I Will Trust You, Part II, Even in the Desert
The Israelites were asked to trust. To trust God to take them out of a land. To bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey. The problem was. . . They needed to go through the desert first. The barren, harsh, desert. For forty years they wandered. Forty years they waited to see the land promised. For most of those who left Egypt, they never lived to see the Promise. Are you in a desert place? During these desert times, God is ever present. As the Israelite's traveled they were hemmed in by fire and ... View Post
What Does Trust Look Like When You Have Lost So Much? Day #9 of Thankfulness
He, the farmer junior, has gone to a banquet with a friend and her family. She, the farmers daughter, is at work. Each time they leave, I hold my breath. Will they return? I become paralyzed, sometimes, when I don't hear from them. When I don't know what time they will be in. I sit and I wait. My heart weighs heavy. My thoughts run to accidents and death; police and funerals. It is work to grieve. It is work to trust. Because in that trusting it doesn't mean your wishes and desires will be heard. Praying for protection for ... View Post
When The Thunder Rolls
The rains came. The wind picked up and blew those storm clouds right over this farm; and the fields where we were haying. The gusts strong and the temperature change severe. Loose items on the farm blew around. The thunder roars. It is so easy to get discouraged. Everything hangs on the quality and the quantity of the feed. The rain is not a good part of the equation. Bale wrapping equipment can't run in the rain. Wet bales will not produce good feed. I wallow in the pit for a few minutes. I start to count the ... View Post
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