Summer is both stunningly beautiful AND miserably hot here on Green Acres. In life, we have to accept the bad along with the good that comes our way. Push through the knee high weeds to capture the beauty of forgotten sunflowers. Push through an overgrown path to reach the ripened fruit. Look up high to … Continue reading Sunflowers and Weeds
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Farm + City Connections
My life is so humorous at times. It is such a dichotomy due to the fact I lived in Houston, Texas for 50 years and still have many, many connections with friends and family from the world of education and NASA, but now I live on a farm and raise pigs, cows, goats, and chickens … Continue reading Farm + City Connections
New Year, New Goals!
Every year around this time for as long as I can remember, I begin writing down a very lengthy, detailed list of goals for the entire year. I make separate categories for the goals depending on what our family is doing during the upcoming year. This year, I have written four categories: personal, house, farm, … Continue reading New Year, New Goals!
The Perfect Timing
Many of you know that I have been wanting to open a shop for almost ten (10!) years now, but it has been delayed over and over again for various reasons. Well, I am here to tell you that God has outdone Himself on the timing with The Rusty Coop. The amount of joy and … Continue reading The Perfect Timing
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