Tunnel Vision

This is my view day in and day out.  Some seasons the tunnel is bigger with more plants and some seasons it's this view. This tunnel is a view of growing my own food for my family. Teaching them how they can be self sufficient. There are times what we sow doesn't always give us an abundance. We move on and figure out how to provide food other wise. Ever since I am able to remember, we have always had a garden. We planted, we weeded, we harvested. We were Farmers. Tunnel vision is a perfect view in my eyes, but for some it's too much work. For me, on the other hand, it's food for life. Some think my family is crazy and weird for how we garden and how we do it. Yes, we are organic, yes we are all natural, yes we are GMO free. That's the way we want to be. God intended us to be fed from the dirt of the Earth. Our grandparents never had to say "I'm eating ORGANIC" they said "I'm eating REAL food." I pray our society comes to realize that there were less diseases, less cancer and less people were sick when they ate REAL FOOD. So next time someone criticizes my tunnel vision I will just have to say "I'm not here to please. I'm here to feed my family what we were meant to eat. " 

Exodus 23:10-11

For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops, 11 but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

Kids toys

I work at A.M. Leonard and my kids get great toys to play with. Here my son is raking leaves with our Leonard spring rake. Does he get all the leaves up, no. Is he learning a valuable lesson, yes. My kids love being outside. This one couldn't get bundled up fast enough to get outside to work. We had enough time to grab two different gloves for his hands, a sock hat from when he was two and jacket that I'm pretty sure was to small. This day taught me a lot of lessons. Kids don't stay little long, value your time with them outside even if you don't care for cold weather, and take lots of pictures to remember.  I think the most memorable moments though, are stored in your heart. I didn't capture all his smiles, laughs, or giggles, but that day will stay in my heart forever. Take each day as a gift. As I know tomorrow is not promised to us. 

Matthew 18:3

 And he said:"Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.