There are many things that we make our relationship with God out to be; but do we ever think about “What it Isn’t”? Oh, mercy, how we try to complicate our relationship with God! How we set up all these unattainable expectations of what should and shouldn’t be and crumble when we can’t meet them!…

Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. Hosea 2:14 Don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of the wilderness. Pretty sure I’ve never prayed for God to lead me into a desert. Yet, when I read this verse, I had…

Progress Let’s be real – no matter how hard we try to make the word “progress” look attractive, it will never land on our favorite words list. Progress has the connotation of moving forward – which is good. However, I visualize a behemoth tortoise when thinking of the process of going from point A to…

Progress not perfection did not resonate nor get me in the feels the first time I read those words. In fact, they rather annoyed me. https://www.danielplan.com/progress-not-perfection/ I think I was on about the hundredth get healthy plan with the mindset – this one is it – only to crash and burn once again. My focus…

Seriously ~ what a mess! While this may look like a hot mess, this was the garden of 2021. I am well aware that it totally looks like nothing but a weed patch; however, over 500 jars/freezer bags were harvested off this little piece of dirt that year. (Nerd Alert: I keep a canning spreadsheet)…

Have you ever had something or had a relationship with someone that you’d be lost without? A few years ago I got a cordless vacuum ~ I would be lost without it! I love how convenient it is in cleaning up messes – and with our herd they happen frequently! I think of Farmer Dan…