Faith
An Authentic Dwelling
If the world has ever needed homes of authenticity, it’s now. During this time of uncertainty and instability in our nation, the last thing anyone needs is just another heavy weight of unrealistic expectations and guilt to…
Hag-ridden or Heart-rested?
“…But we want a man hag-ridden by the Future – haunted by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth…” – The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis Hag-ridden by the future and haunted by visions of…
Let it Rain
Anyone else been in a season where it feels like the rains of this life just keep coming down on you? It’s as if you’re standing in the wide open with the water dripping off of you…
I’ve Been Dreading This
I couldn’t turn the page. I looked at it and tried, but I just couldn’t turn the page. Usually, the first day of the month I turn the calendar and just wait for Farmer Boy to notice.…
The 19 year old Newlywed
Nineteen. That’s how old I was when we married. Most thought we were too young and that we should wait. I even had one woman tell me that I should seriously reconsider because you can’t just “live…
Sowing in The Shadows
Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows…We shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves. These precious words of an old hymn are what my heart has been clinging to over the last several months. There have…
The Tempest Subsides
I could feel it chasing me down again. The looming cloud of darkness that brings with it depression and despair which threatens to suffocate me in sadness and paralyze me in pain and panic. With a pounding…
Farmer Boy’s Mailbox Mementos
I had every intention to get this posted yesterday, but it’s just been one of those weeks here at the Farmhouse. Exhaustion has caught up with us and there have been more meltdowns and poor attitudes than…