Farming is a dichotomy. There are days of joy and days of frustration. There are moments of intense beauty and moments of intense difficulty. There are days of exhaustion and days of exhilaration. The animals bring joy and the animals bring sadness. The flowers grow and the flowers die. "The grass withers and the flowers … Continue reading Life Lessons on the Farm
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Sunflowers and Weeds
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
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!
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