This summer has been very long, hot, and humid. At the end of another week of heat advisories for our area, another week of non-stop work, another week of a few set backs, we sometimes wonder why we keep doing what we do here on the farm. I understand that this way of life is not for everyone.(I really understand). It is hard work. It is the life my husband and I choose and at the moment I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.
Here are a few of the reasons why:
Have you ever…
Been so thankful for life that you thought you would burst?
Loved a goat…
Or two?
Have you ever…
Dried your clothes in fresh air and sunshine?
Built a boat?
Smelled fresh cut hay?
Skinny dipped in a pond with your husband in the moonlight?
Kissed a chicken?
Just watched a cow graze?
Have you ever…
Built a rock bridge from rocks on the farm?
And a water wheel?
Made a bale of pine straw?
Seen a snake in a tree?
Have you ever…
Been a young family and built your own home? together? three times? never worried about a mortgage? never … ever?
Worked the soil, grew, and preserved enough fruits and vegetables for a year?
Have you ever… been so thankful for life you thought you would burst?
Oh yes, I remember now!
Just a few reasons why we keep doing it all over and over again.
What are you thankful for this week?
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