Animal Husbandry is one of the very oldest of man’s occupations, following close behind gardening/agriculture. And these days you can get an overload of information on how to care for your animals just by typing a few words into Google. In this post, I want to talk about something a little more foundational — a […]
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This post won’t tell you what to do when you vacation in the mountains, although there are plenty of options. It won’t really even tell you what is in the mountains. It will tell you what the mountains mean, at least to this one person who has grown up in the mountains. Hill Country Why
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If you’re like me, you already love to make lists. Lists are for so many things! Lists are for much more than groceries or trips to the hardware store. Also, if you’re like me, you wish that others shared your enthusiasm for those beautiful, practical things called lists. This post is an encouragement to write
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The New Ducks of Two Goose Farm Backyard ducks vs. backyard geese – what’s the difference? They seem like first cousins, right? I’ve kept Sebastopol geese for over six years now. This summer, I brought home the ducks of my dreams – a trio of 4-month-old Welsh Harlequins. Although ducks and geese are both waterfowl,
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This post is going to be a little different than what I usually write. The hymn by Isaac Watts titled “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” spoke powerfully to my heart a few years ago and I’m still using it to meditate on the mighty power of God, our Creator. The hymn draws attention
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What defines “success”? Is it reaching certain milestones – like having a career by a certain age, or getting married, or “adulting” by supporting yourself and acting like a mature human being? The Success Lie I don’t know how many times over the last 10 years I have calculated how much I’d have to make
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I remember a few birthdays and Christmases in my teen years when I added a “do NOT get me” item to my wish list. The item? Journals. My family knew well that I had an obsession with blank books, so that’s what I received as gifts. You may perhaps be wondering how that could be
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4 years = 1 gosling. Not great results! But I learned along the way, and perhaps the recounting of my experiences will be helpful to you if you are thinking about letting your geese hatch their own eggs. Before I start in on the story and its morals, though, I feel I should offer a
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I tried to think of a bunch of reasons why journaling is beneficial so I could share them in a compelling way and convince everyone who reads this post that they are seriously missing out if they don’t have at least one journal. Honestly, I didn’t really manage it. I love journaling – but the
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When I was a teenager I heard a conference leader say that somewhere between high school and adulthood, you get to look at your life as if you had got your head out of the clouds for a moment — you get a moment of clarity that will rarely come again amid the busyness of
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