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Continue reading →: Thinking of Julie
Summer break is over. The kids begin their first full week of school tomorrow. The first day of school was Wednesday last week. Made for a nice testing of the waters before the full fledged dive in this week. I’ve had much on my mind. Heavy things. Hard things. I…
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Continue reading →: Road trip day #1
Today after church we began our annual road trip to “Oregon”… We always say that but really it’s initially a road trip to Redding, CA where my sister lives. Eventually we get to Oregon. In the past, I’d wake the kids early in the morning, load them in the car,…
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Continue reading →: Martha and I
Every time I read the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, I’m taken back by his exchange with Martha. I see in Martha’s words my inevitable human inclination to not get God yet act like I’ve got him figured out. It’s what Martha says. Jesus has finally showed…
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Continue reading →: Thursday: three weeks into summer break.
I work tonight. After 11 days off I’m actually looking forward to working tonight. I have had every opportunity to write a post in these 11 days, but honestly I feel like I haven’t had anything post-worthy to write about. The enjoyment of the morning milking routine is still there,…
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Continue reading →: 14 thoughts on turning 40
Forty is a landmark. No big deal was made of today, but I feel like it is a big deal. I’m forty. I’ve been thinking a lot about what that means. Here’s fourteen of my thoughts and desires upon turning 40: 1. According to the average life expectancy of a…
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Continue reading →: Milk, eggs, and Providence-dependence.
It’s beautiful outside right now. The stars are easily seen out here in the desert away from the city lights. It hasn’t gotten so hot yet that even when the sun goes down the heat radiates from the baked ground and you find no cool breeze anywhere except next to…
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Continue reading →: Meditation on Psalm 17
I posted a little blurb on Facebook this morning regarding my disappointing Mother’s Day and shared the priceless card my 11 year old son gave me this morning. He didn’t write it after feeling bad about yesterday. I hadn’t laid into him or his brother for the grief they gave…
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Continue reading →: Butter, Whole30 Bread, Bucks and Cute Babies
I made butter today! For about 1/3 cup of cream from my goat’s milk, and 5 minutes of effort, I got about 2 tablespoons of butter. It was a fun experiment. Goat milk is naturally homogenized, so the cream doesn’t separate as easily from the milk as with cow milk.…
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Continue reading →: Diary of a Milk Maid: Week 3
* Warning: This post will be full of goat speak. For anyone who may be interested in learning the lingo I’m learning, I’ve linked the terminology to sites explaining their meanings* Today completes three weeks of milking my first freshener Darla. The three weeks was completed in Darla’s cantankerous style.…
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