It’s a nice fall Saturday on Bittersweet Farm. It’s been very warm and sunny, but last night a cold front came through–literally blew in. Temps dropped into the 40’s overnight. First frost isn’t due until early October, but that is only a few weeks away. I rose early to pray with the Bethel elders as […]
Never Lose the Wonder
I pull quietly away from Bittersweet Farm this morning a few minutes after dawn. I aim my car through a tunnel of trees just west of the house. Just beyond the trees I crest a hill and a wide vista opens before me. There hanging in the western sky is a full moon silver in […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 12) At The River
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 12) August 9, 2018 On Bittersweet Farm every day is a beautiful day and the little light in the kitchen is always on. July was almost ideal on Bittersweet Farm with warm, sunny days and evenings cool enough to sleep with the windows open. The corn is in the tassel now […]
Get in the Van
I served my last church for 10 years. When I resigned I did not have a place of full-time ministry. It was a very, very difficult time for our family. You can’t tell by looking but my heart was broken as I preached this message and our family was devastated. This was my very last […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 11) My Hohner Marine Band Harmonica
Bob was a generous man. The first time I met him he brought me a thoughtful gift. Bob married my wife’s sister and they had six beautiful children. He became one of my dearest friends on earth. Bob went to be with the Lord suddenly on February 1, 2015. He was shoveling snow to get […]