17 Reasons why my heart will always be in Fancy Farm: 17. Deep breaths. You can breathe in western Kentucky. There is nothing but clean air. Yes, you might get a whiff of a chicken house, the hog market or a barn being fired but that just makes it smell that much better. 16. Kittens … [Read more…]
I had a wonderful experience tonight. I had an experience of adoration in the group of a retreat for young people. These are not kids who have never been to adoration. We aree so fortunate that it is making a comeback in our diocese at camps, at youth groups and at Youth 2000. … [Read more…]
We live in a farming community. Jimmy’s favorite saint is St. Isidore. He is the patron saint of farmers and rural life. We actually have a statue of him out at church. One year for Christmas I got a 3 foot statue of St. Isidore for Jimmy. He has lived all over our house but … [Read more…]
The pity train is pulling into the station and I’m going to get off. I’m done with it. I can’t say that the ride has been fun but at least it has been short. I’m ready to put away the chocolate chips (and save them for the next time I want to bake cookies) and … [Read more…]
We have horses. We have beautiful horses. They’re draft horses. Jimmy always said that if he sold the milk cows he was going to get horses. And he did. We got a team of sisters, a pair. They were a year a part. They were part haflinger and part Pershing. They were brown with black … [Read more…]