I struggled to read this through the tears. This is beautiful, and I am so thankful for men and families like yours who will continue adding goodness and light to this world. Thank you. Blessings to you!
Brian, thank you for sharing this reflection. I love your poems. Your reflection on your gram is terrific. Much of what you wrote about resonates with me. My wife and I have learned to hear parables and psalms differently since being on our hobby farm. I see soil and shit differently than I ever did before farming. Morning chores is like a meditation. Walking through the barn door is like walking into Narnia every morning. Like you, we “loose” money on the farm. But we gain bravery, honesty, eggs, homegrown bacon, the best tomatoes ever, and just good stories of surprise, adventure, and forgiveness and healing.
Paul, thank you for your kind words. Living such a strange life, I sometimes wonder if what I write lands anywhere. Blessings to you and your family (my wife and I have five little ones, too).
Amazing that you have five kids! Building community, understanding stewardship, encouraging loving fatherhood…. Brother, your stuff lands real well! The Lord has scattered his good Seed (His Word) far and wide! Would love to chat sometime.
I struggled to read this through the tears. This is beautiful, and I am so thankful for men and families like yours who will continue adding goodness and light to this world. Thank you. Blessings to you!
Brian, thank you for sharing this reflection. I love your poems. Your reflection on your gram is terrific. Much of what you wrote about resonates with me. My wife and I have learned to hear parables and psalms differently since being on our hobby farm. I see soil and shit differently than I ever did before farming. Morning chores is like a meditation. Walking through the barn door is like walking into Narnia every morning. Like you, we “loose” money on the farm. But we gain bravery, honesty, eggs, homegrown bacon, the best tomatoes ever, and just good stories of surprise, adventure, and forgiveness and healing.
Paul, thank you for your kind words. Living such a strange life, I sometimes wonder if what I write lands anywhere. Blessings to you and your family (my wife and I have five little ones, too).
Amazing that you have five kids! Building community, understanding stewardship, encouraging loving fatherhood…. Brother, your stuff lands real well! The Lord has scattered his good Seed (His Word) far and wide! Would love to chat sometime.