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God’s Country
I was knee deep in hay and manure yesterday as I cleaned out a section of the calf pen and felt like this would be a great dirty job for Mike Rowe. I began to wonder how long it would be before I grow tired of doing things like this. I’ve always thought of myself…
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All of Creation
Peering over a gate with a clear view of the field behind the barn, I watched as the calves and their mommas return after feeding on ryegrass for the past two hours. And then they started to play. Head to head, several of them wrestled and ran together. I hadn’t seen them in this good…
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Jesus Was a Carpenter
I recently started woodworking. I don’t know what brought it on other than the need to create something with my hands. Thanks to my generous family, I got a load of new tools for Christmas: a nail gun, table saw, miter saw, bar clamps, and more. My parents came to our neck of the woods…
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While We Wait
Now that the weather is playing nice around here, the ryegrass we planted back in October is finally ready for the cows to eat. It’s been ages since these ladies have had a decent buffet of tall, luscious grass to feast on. An electric fence has sectioned off each dining spot to protect from premature…
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I’d Rather Have Jesus
I stood in awe in the entryway to our storage unit, staring at the towers and towers of boxes. It was as if I opened the door to Narnia…if Narnia looked a metropolis of cardboard. This is one of FIVE units. (Granted three of them are filled with furniture.) I went there with the soul…
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Precious Lord, Take My Hand
I was standing in the dining room, looking out the back window at our beautiful backyard. The pool sparkled blue and white as the sun reflected off of the rippling water. And in the corner of the yard, there’s a plush green garden. I remembered how I had wanted to put a bird bath there.…
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I Surrender All
Leaving your old life behind to start a new one requires a step in faith and, in my case, a nudge from God. It was in October 2022 when I felt this nudge. We were visiting my in-laws whose home rests on a cattle farm. This farm has been in the family for generations. The…
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The Good Shepherd
When I first started college I felt completely lost. In high school, I could easily find a teacher, counselor, or administer all in one building to help guide me to where I needed to go. But universities typically consist of many buildings with many offices, the first year (and pretty much the rest of my…
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Mary, Did You Know: Walking by Faith
I am in my office looking out the window. The sun is rising, and it looks like it’s going to be a beatiful December day. As I stare out at the blue sky, thanking God for another day, there is a pang in my heart as I think of changes that will be taking place.…
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Come As You Are: He Loves You
It had been a long, hot journey. He rested at the well and watched her as she trudged her way toward Him carrying two water jars to refill. Usually the women in the town would walk there together in the cool of the morning, but this woman walks alone. People spit her name. She knows…
Eyes Upon Jesus 