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…

Excuses, Excuses, Excuses What in the world could a Nativity and the OG herd of our tribe have to do with excuses? Well, let me tell ya’ ~ According to Oxford Languages, excuses are defined as: a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense. In other words, excuses are shifting…