Despite the fact that there is still one more week of March, I feel like I am getting farther and farther behind schedule. It has been so warm that the trees are budding and the nurseries are selling flowers and vegetables. The grass is growing in the yard, and the weeds are growing in…
DetailsToday is a day for us to reset from a week of much activity. It is a day to fall back into our normal routine, get caught up on things, and prepare the mind for returning to work. All last week we had guests in the house. My brother and sister from Pennsylvania, along with…
DetailsLife is complicated, no doubt about it. There seems to be no limit to the expectations we find ourselves under. It can be hard to separate societal expectations from the ones we place on our self. The result can be too much stress and a feeling of overwhelm that overshadows every aspect of life. I…
DetailsLooking back at the month of January, I noticed some interesting things. In retrospect, the month seemed very long to me. Maybe it has to do with all the unusual events that took place. At the beginning of January, I think most of our nation was affected by an extreme cold snap. Here in north…
DetailsWhen it comes to the weather in Texas, it can be unpredictable and it certainly changes fast. Temperature swings of 30 to 40 degrees in one day is not uncommon. Neither is it uncommon for it to be raining when the sun is shining. Texans often consider their state to be a country of its…
DetailsPeriodically, around the farm we have problems with ants. Up until a couple of years ago, it was rare to even get ants in the dog food or cat food; and they were pretty easy to get rid of. Rain always seems to make the ants build new homes. Unfortunately, the fire ants build giant…
DetailsA couple of days ago, one of my coworkers returned to work from having shoulder surgery. It was both reparative and preventative surgery. There was damage to tendons and ligaments that caused pain in his shoulder which is what he had repaired. The doctor told him that he should have the surgery before those tendons…
DetailsWhen I was younger, I had to have everything in order. Things needed to be the way I wanted them or I was a very uptight and unhappy person. I was cranky and sometimes unpleasant to be around. I was known to fight the process as it was happening just to make it the way…
DetailsPerspectives change. I’m going to go so far as to say that they should change. Perspectives are merely viewpoints about that which we believe to be true. Life’s experiences very often change our perspectives. Although perspectives are intangible, they are very powerful; they can actually alter the direction of your life. Sometimes, perspectives are nothing…
DetailsIt all started with the check engine light on my car at the end of last week. As I was making a quick trip to town, the check engine light of our car came on. It wasn’t running rough or making any strange noises so I wasn’t too concerned that I wouldn’t make it back…
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