Fall hit Texas like a thunderclap this year. It was summer until *crack* it was all of a sudden fall. After an exceptional hot and dry spring and summer, you would think I would be happy as a singing wren about the shift in seasons. But this year an unusually early frost that cut down my prized tabasco peppers before they were fully mature. All…
Farm Life Is Messy
Farm life is messy. Messy for your marriage and family, messy for your social life, messy for your career, as well as just physically messy. So before you scoop up that farmhouse in the country, pause a moment to take spiritual stock and ensure your values are aligned with the lifestyle that comes with farming. Marriage, Family, and Farm Life Too often, only one person…
Weekly Journal | Entry No. 2
We had to say goodby to Blackberry yesterday – the last of our original 6 girls that we brought into our lives in 2014. At 8 1/2 years old, her age finally caught up with her. No longer able to stand up, she struggled to get food and water. Often times she would lie down with her feet sprawled out behind her. A curious site…