On Bittersweet Farm It’s been a lovely week on Bittersweet Farm. Our spirits were lifted by sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures and a short holiday work week. We enjoyed clearing out the Christmas things and starting into a fresh new year. We hope all is well with you and yours. Thank you for reading. It’s […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 25) Candy Bars for Grown-Ups
Out on Bittersweet Farm the year has nearly come to an end. This has been a very good year, one for which we will always thank God. We completed our first year of service to the good people of Bethel in September. We moved last January into our little farmhouse in the countryside. It is […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 24) Holly’s Baby Girl!
This will be short. It’s Christmas Eve, Eve as I write. Most of the family will be here to celebrate Christmas. The circle drive was full of cars… One even got stuck in the yard for time… The little farmhouse will be full for a couple days. Today at Bethel Church we celebrated the birth […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 23) Through the Foggy Mountains Home
This week the children are coming to Bittersweet Farm for Christmas from New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, and West Michigan. We just returned from Oregon where we visited Holly and Jesse and their little growing family. Early Saturday morning we put my Spotify Christmas playlist on the car speakers and drove through the Coastal Range from […]
The Bittersweet Journal (Number 22) Peace on Earth?
Bella is Born Lois and I were gifted a flight into Portland and a trip out to the coast of Oregon. Our oldest daughter lives there with her husband Jesse and first-born Aiden Redemption. Last week they had a baby girl. Her name is Bella Allene. Mom and baby are healthy. Lois helped Holly get […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 21) “Christmasness”
Things are quiet in our little home tonight. It’s been a good day. The sun rose into a clear sky as I drove to Bethel this morning. It was the first Sunday of Advent. This year grandparents are reading the Advent Meditation and their grandchildren are lighting candles on the Advent wreath. It is a […]