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Plowing My husband-to-be had always imagined building a home in the country, so before we tied the matrimony knot, we searched for that perfect piece of land on which to build our home. The day we found it was magical.  My stride matched my husband’s-to-be as we walked the parcel side by side locating the…

A Privilege One of the many privileges that came with raising my three sons was teaching them how to ride a bike. Though all three of them learned how, none of them learned in the same manner.  When our first born was ready to ride a bike, we were country dwellers. There was no pavement…

Deliberate  Making any deliberate choice in our lives sends us down a new path that, for a while, will be foreign and sometimes frightening.  Thinking of some of the deliberate choices I’ve made in my life, I’m reminded of the time when I embarked on some trekking excursions with a very experienced hiker. I met…

Hard Work Years ago, one of my sisters needed our help. She’d purchased an old house that she could turn into a rental. But, before she could rent the house, it needed a major makeover. And so began the hard work. Enlisting the help of our three sons and two nephews, we started tearing off…