Rambling Thoughts A few minutes ago I stepped out onto the east porch just to check the weather for myself. I can always check the weather on the internet but there is something about just stepping out on the porch and hearing the wind in the trees and seeing the moonlight come and […]
The Generations | Bittersweet Farm Journal | November 8, 2022
Welcome Grey November Grey November is upon us out on Bittersweet tonight, yet is has its own beauty. This week I spent a few delightful hours out in the indian summer sun managing leaves. Every year my skill increases and I refine my technique. Every season I am better able to read the direction of […]
When You Are Spiritually “Stuck” | September 10, 2022 | Bittersweet Farm Journal
The News from Out on Bittersweet It’s a sunny fall-like day today and we are preparing for special visitors on Bittersweet Farm all the way from the Oregon coast. Today the Preacher’s Wife is selling her wonderful-smelling candles at the Main Street Market sponsored by the Urban Farm Girl near Rockford, Illinois. Tomorrow we will […]
We Live In A Nice Place | September 1, 2022 | Bittersweet Farm Journal
‘Til The Storm Passes Over A big wind came through Monday night and made a mess. It was amazing to watch the power of the dark storm. The dark, roiling clouds passed through in less than thirty minutes. Trees that have been thriving longer than I have been on earth snapped off or were uprooted […]
Dreaming of Big Things | September 25, 2022 | Bittersweet Farm Journal
On my day off I often drive the back way to the village for breakfast. I like to sip my coffee and roll through the countryside and watch the seasons turn. Last night I rode 18 miles through the countryside at dusk on my lime-green gravel bike (still thinking on an appropriate name) and noticed […]
Cold Rain and Thunder | August 18, 2022 | Bittersweet Journal
Last night I put on my sunglasses for a bike ride and started down the trail. I rode east from Teff Road between the two sections of Lime Like into the woods and past fields east. Between Moscow and Reynolds a dark storm came in unexpectedly from the north east and soaked me with cold […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal | August 1, 2022 | Who Needs You?
[Grand Niece Lottie] They say it’s good to get outdoors. My doctor told me, “You need to get out and break a sweat every day.” I said, “O I try to take a walk every day…” He interrupted me. “You are not in your 80’s. You are in your 60’s. You need serious exercise and you […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal | June 27, 2022 | A Michigan Saturday Night
It’s my day off. I’m by the open window and the catbirds are singing like the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. I’ve been riding my bike (Brutus) on the Falling Waters Trail of late. This morning I logged 15.4 miles on a perfect morning. At the moment it is sunny and breezy–a delightful summer day. Lois and […]
Sprayed With Cheap Perfume
I’m springin’ forward. Are you springin’ forward? All God’s chillin’ springin’ forward. See you in the mornin’ Bethel family…. WARNING: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS WRITING TO FOLLOW. Years ago I was asked to speak in Illinois for a week at a gathering of churches. Dan and Wes went with me. We stayed in the basement a […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal | February 8, 2022 | A Decorated Athelete
Sunday was sunny and warm-er than it has been lately. At Bethel Church, right after the bells, we opened with the baptism of a new believer, a young woman who turned from New Age beliefs to Christ by reading thorough the Bible. We celebrated the Lord’s Supper and I finished my series on Finishing Faithful […]