Downhill at sunrise with your pedal buddy is a perfect start to the day. The leaves have started to turn color and the air was perfectly cool. The conversation rolled like the Ozark…

Enjoying the last colors, peppers and tomatoes from the garden this October. The lake is still a great temperature to swim in. And, the cooler breeze is the perfect compliment to an 80…

Life and death. Right and wrong. Good and evil. Speech and silence. Heaven and hell. God offers us choices to make, and He crafted this life to be one where things truly do…

Days are getting shorter and the summer starting to exit. Time has flown by but I must confess that while I welcome the cooler mornings even if the shorter daylight hours are not…

Before church this morning, ask girls got a bike ride in. And, I got a little bit of hillbilly kiddo time with my favorites before the pavement was scorching hot. I suppose I…

We had a new crew mowing, raking and baking hay this week. Charlie finished raking as I got home. He’s 12 and his crew mates were both 16. He shook my hand and…

Summer is here and the garden is growing. Days are hot and the work sweaty to weed and harvest, chop and pickle, bake and share. There’s something satisfying about growing your own food.…

We are always excited to share the experience of our property with friends and family. This week we had visitors all the way from Turkey. One of Chuck’s former business contacts was making…

Time spent together with friends who are like family is a perfect creek afternoon. The water was perfect cold and the swimming hole was amazing! Kids kept themselves occupied and the big kids…

Daisies blooming. Dirt dug in the garden. Driving around the fields are the tractors baling hay. The dog days of summer aren’t here yet but the signs of spring are well in motion.