Lessons in the Dirt

Today’s blog post is in honor of our very dear precious friends down in Portland  –  K&P.   If there is anyone who embodies “joy” it is this couple!   For the past two years this couple has been walking…

Everything about harvesting, threshing, and winnowing wheat has challenged my perspective when it comes to cleanliness and food preparation.You can't wash wheat. I knew this logically. But practically it has been challenging to let go of my firmly…

I went out yesterday evening to harvest the beans. And lo and behold, the tomatoes were ripe. So, I harvested them too. As I stood in the middle of the garden, surrounded by beans on one side and…

Hubby and I threshed and winnowed the wheat last night. I had been really looking forward to this part of the process ... of watching the chaff blow away in the wind. The Bible speaks of chaff being…

I had the best time watching the bees on the sunflowers yesterday morning!There were lots of bees! And they were all busy!! The saying popped into my head: "Busy as a bee." I had never really thought much…

So, I was puttering about the house yesterday (doing laundry, and running the vacuum) in my pajamas, with a white mineral mud mask smeared all over my face.   The thought popped into my head:   “Wouldn’t it be embarrassing…

Here you can see a photo of our garden this year. Hubby just harvested the wheat this past Monday. Our garden this year has looked a lot different than last year's garden. For starters ... our garden this…

It has been so much fun to watch the wheat grow this year! Hubby and I have never attempted to grow wheat before. Part of the fun of watching the wheat grow is because the Bible has so…

This past Sunday, our pastor shared that he had just met his brand-new baby granddaughter that week!   He then shared a few words about legacy and generation.   To sum it up, these were the thoughts he shared:   *  …