Monthly Archives: July 2018

What can we say to someone when their grief and loss is so deep? When we cannot hold ourselves together? It happens in a single heartbeat, so fast that we will never get to say goodbye. We have no words … Continue reading →

Chokecherry season has been overwhelmingly abundant this year! I have picked and juiced enough to make one the biggest batches of jelly ever, and there are still three bushes that are ripening their berries. Those will be another week or … Continue reading →

I read recently that it’s important to celebrate birthdays because it marks our beginning. I can remember, as a kid, looking forward to supper on my birthday because I knew that cake was imminent. It should be a joyous day, … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, we made our annual trek to Waverly, Nebraska to attend their 42nd antique machinery and threshing show at the Camp Creek grounds. Meeting old friends that we haven’t seen for year is a highlight as we greet each … Continue reading →

On this foggy start to a Friday morning, I thought I’d share some pictures from some of our hikes this summer. We’ve done much more distance overall this summer in preparation for a long hike in Rocky Mountain National Park … Continue reading →

Where do we find those that we’ve lost? We celebrate lives both well-lived and maybe not so well-lived, but we celebrate those lives because we loved them. We miss them terribly and we feel lost because they are no longer … Continue reading →

What are your routines? What kinds of actions do you take that make it possible for you to do what you need to do? Do you have routines that are dragging you down? That you need to change? That you … Continue reading →

Farmers have to be some of the most hopeful folks ever to exist. Bury all your financial planning for a year in the ground in various different seed varieties. If you are a dry land farmer, wait for rain to … Continue reading →