This was such a refreshing read, Al. There's so much wisdom in these words and I pray the younger generation will understand this mindset and way of looking at life. Nowadays, being able to literally get anything you ever wanted delivered straight to your front door, watch any movie ever made in the world from your phone, and tons of other examples like this, have given the younger generation a mindset of "want want want" and the old saying of stopping to smell the roses is uncommon.
We've been blessed to be able to raise our kids alongside their grandparents (and great grandparents) on the farm and spending time with them, and it's very refreshing for me to see and appreciate.
My daughter will be 8 in January and we are already talking with her and her church teachers about baptism. So many things to be thankful for.
One more thing and I'll stop yapping (haha) - my grandmother never had much money or materialistic things at all (and she didn't want them anyways), but she always acted like she had the entire world and was so thankful for food on the table and the roof over her head. Because she had a great relationship with Jesus, none of the other worldly junk mattered. We need more of this nowadays.
Thanks for the kind words, Nate. I just took a minute to pray for your daughter - that she'll decide to be baptized and that she'll grow strong in the faith.
P.S. - You're making me wish I knew your grandmother.
Asparagus is big in Big Rapids, where we lived until last year. Our neighbor here in Indiana—well, let’s just say that he doesn’t appreciate growing things as much as I do—didn’t recognize the mature asparagus bushes he had when he demolished the garden the prior owner had established. His efforts did not dislodge the groundhog that lodged there. However, birds ate some of the asparagus seeds, and passed them while they roosted in a tree in our yard. I’m sure I mowed some of the seedlings in the lawn before I believed that they could have sprouted, but I sequestered a half dozen or so, and moved them to my own vegetable garden this fall. Your transplanted forest seedlings will mature in plenty of theme for your grandchildren to enjoy, but unless we move, we should enjoy fresh asparagus for a few weeks every spring starting in four or five years.
I liked the description of our place since I was up there one time. There are many things we can be thankful for and each should bring us joy also. This was like a letter to a friend and getting caught up on things.
This was such a refreshing read, Al. There's so much wisdom in these words and I pray the younger generation will understand this mindset and way of looking at life. Nowadays, being able to literally get anything you ever wanted delivered straight to your front door, watch any movie ever made in the world from your phone, and tons of other examples like this, have given the younger generation a mindset of "want want want" and the old saying of stopping to smell the roses is uncommon.
We've been blessed to be able to raise our kids alongside their grandparents (and great grandparents) on the farm and spending time with them, and it's very refreshing for me to see and appreciate.
My daughter will be 8 in January and we are already talking with her and her church teachers about baptism. So many things to be thankful for.
One more thing and I'll stop yapping (haha) - my grandmother never had much money or materialistic things at all (and she didn't want them anyways), but she always acted like she had the entire world and was so thankful for food on the table and the roof over her head. Because she had a great relationship with Jesus, none of the other worldly junk mattered. We need more of this nowadays.
Keep up the good work Al.
-Nate
Thanks for the kind words, Nate. I just took a minute to pray for your daughter - that she'll decide to be baptized and that she'll grow strong in the faith.
P.S. - You're making me wish I knew your grandmother.
Asparagus is big in Big Rapids, where we lived until last year. Our neighbor here in Indiana—well, let’s just say that he doesn’t appreciate growing things as much as I do—didn’t recognize the mature asparagus bushes he had when he demolished the garden the prior owner had established. His efforts did not dislodge the groundhog that lodged there. However, birds ate some of the asparagus seeds, and passed them while they roosted in a tree in our yard. I’m sure I mowed some of the seedlings in the lawn before I believed that they could have sprouted, but I sequestered a half dozen or so, and moved them to my own vegetable garden this fall. Your transplanted forest seedlings will mature in plenty of theme for your grandchildren to enjoy, but unless we move, we should enjoy fresh asparagus for a few weeks every spring starting in four or five years.
Just like "You can't keep a good man down", it's hard to demolish a good garden. Thanks for the asparagus story.
Sounds like a really nice place. I love columbines.
I liked the description of our place since I was up there one time. There are many things we can be thankful for and each should bring us joy also. This was like a letter to a friend and getting caught up on things.
What a breath of fresh air Al.