It’s the story of your life right now, huh?. The more I hold on, the more that I fall (and fail). Well pardner, you need to quit holding on with your own strength and put trust in something you don’t fully understand. Take a look at this knot. It’s a prusik knot. IT WILL HOLD […]
That’s the entrance to one of my beehives here in Colorado. It’s gotten down to -9 degrees this year and they still survive. It’s just so amazing to me that this colony of bees can survive such harsh bitter cold. Notice that they made the entrance to their hive even smaller. They take propolis (bee
I told my mother that I’m walking outside in my “bare” feet. She scolded me and said, “get your socks and shoes on or you’ll catch ‘new moan’yer’. (Hey, that’s how we pronounce it, so…. that’s how I’ll spell it!) It reminded me of when I was 12 years old. She said the same thing
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God used a wolf to guide me to a closer relationship with Him. (Closer to God, and the wolf as well.) Here’s what happened. Mission Wolf is a solar powered wolf sanctuary in the remote mountains of Colorado. (25 miles from our log cabin). It’s a rescue place designed to make a home for wolves
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This is my first Christmas without my Father. He passed away back in May. In memory of him we had a breakfast of big biscuits, BACON!!, deer sausage,… and fried squirrel (his favorite). Over all these years, I learned a lot from my Dad. Here’s one of the many stories. I was about 12 years
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Merry Christmas! And then you hear “Bah, Humbug!” Well, that’ll just ruin your day. My, my, you’ve got the Christmas Spirit. You’re wanting to spread joy and good tidings, (and hot chocolate). Then after a day of seeing scrooges, hearing all the bad, (spilling the hot chocolate and COFFEE!!) you’re ready to give up. Your
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For Christmas, God gave me a gift! A one time, yes you can have it gift! I accepted my gift from God, and this has led to daily gifts. Not just a present to open one day a year, but gifts given daily. Gifts from a God to a little ole me. Now that’s what
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“Why is the sky blue?”, the young child asks. I’m guessing you would answer the same way I did. “It’s blue cause, well,……. the colors are….. well, molecules in the air are,…….uhhhh, the blue light is scattered more than red, and the human eye ah, well, hmmm, we perceive blue color because. Shoot. C’mon kid,
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Hey! You and I are a lot alike. We plan our trip, make plans for today, even make a plan for the rest of our life,……..and then there it is. Detour ahead!! Detours????? That usually means wasted time. Why am I having to take a detour anyway? Is the bridge out ahead? (well, I won’t
Woodpeckers!!! A devil’s bird for sure right? This destructive bird has not only come to my log home, but is actually INSIDE the house!!! He is physically destroying a 2 by 6 piece of lumber. Not a log, mind you. Not a piece of wood on the outside of the house. Nope, He flies into
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