Hard rains and thunderstorms led to local power outages last Friday afternoon. No power also meant no juice on the electric fence for the pigs out in the woods. The power came back on late Friday night, but not before the pigs realized their opportunity to go exploring other parts of the farm…
Read MoreRecently, Hasten has made a conscious effort to see how much water he could carry. He’s proud of his progress as he should be. And he’s been aiming at improvement.
So how much can he carry? The tricky thing about pursuing your potential is that it requires toeing that thin line between what you can do and what you can’t do. You can’t know or realize your potential without…
Read MoreHard rains made more mud for the pigs and more mud for the kids. Not sure which enjoyed it more…
Read MoreSaturday was our biggest meat delivery day of the month. Amy took herd shares and pre-orders along with other beef, pork, and chicken to sell at the Abingdon Farmers Market while I delivered herd shares and pre-orders to the Marion Farmers Market.
Read MoreEggs and bacon in the frying pan
A cup of coffee in my right hand
And a kiss goodbye as I head out the door
Fire up that rusted out Chevrolet
Head to the field where I work all day
I don’t make a lot but know what I’m working for
Read MoreIt’s a fishing pole on a creek bank
A deep breath of mountain air
It’s sipping a cup of coffee
On the front porch rocking chair
Read MoreI’ve been working trying to make ends meet
But sometimes life gets the best of me
I’m trying hard, but I don’t know what else to do
Read MoreSomething’s gone wrong with this watch I’m wearing
It don’t work right; it must be tearing
Up cause it seems I never have time to
Go where I want or do what I want to do
Read MoreMy alarm clock it rings everyday
Before that rooster crows
I wish that I could just press snooze
But I know I’ve got to go
Read MoreOne thing I’ve noticed while working with animals on the farm is animals don’t live by a moral code. Living things in the wild live by the laws of nature. Survival of the fittest. There is no moral…
Read MoreWhy would a good and all-powerful God create a world capable of so much evil and injustice?
Read MoreThe first time that we met
I knew that we belonged together
You were the one for me
Our love would last forever
Read MoreI got nothing in my pockets
I got nothing left to lose
I wish I had a dime
For every mile that’s on these shoes
Read MoreA better life I’m trying to find
Everyday I lay it on the line
No matter how hard I might try
I can’t get out of this hole
Read MoreSpend all day out in the sun
Come home when the work gets done
Suppertime we gather round
Give thanks to God then chow down
Read MoreThis ole world is changing everyday
Everybody trying to find the easy way
We know we shouldn’t, yet we still go along
Read MoreLife has no shortages of pain and suffering. Some of it is brought on by ourselves. Some of it brought on by others. Some of it we don’t know why. Maybe brought on by God. Even if not brought on by God, why would a good God allow it?
Read MoreMatthew 3:16 – As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Read MoreA farming life ain’t an easy life.
I tell you that right now.
I reckon some manage to do pretty good,
But to be honest it’s hard to see how.
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