What is twisted cannot be straightened...

In the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes, I found this quote which is reported to be from a king who was the richest and wisest of his time. My life has become twisted. This hasn't been this way always. For many years, life was great. We went along enjoying the things life was bringing. Everything seemed wonderful. Then at just the moment my children were to spring forward into adult life, everything took a turn. At this time of life when I expected them to be securing a future in college, they are squandering it as if life were without end. As though this time of their youth and vigor would be renewed endlessly. And all of this has added stress and care to every day and night. The worry comes from a deep concern that there is something I must do to work everything out. But when I heard this verse in church last Sunday, I felt its truth. Although I am finding it hard to put it into complete action, it is amazingly a fact. What has become twisted in these children's lives, I cannot straighten. Whatever they become, it will come out of the twistedness they have given themselves. And I should stop worrying so much before it kills me.

Island Walk

I always try to help Rachael with Hubbard/Rockford if asked. They had me down for 3 days but at last minute asked for the other day. Work at Rockford is slow so working isn't hard, but not following my usual routine tired me out a bit. I still had some work I could take care of up in Cullman. Some bushhog work and other little items but the high temps held me back a bit. I did ride my bike a little and got in some of my walking in addition to some chores. Max needed to be delivered to Charlotte, SC for his drum major camp. I volunteered to take him. I was glad to be able to perform this chore for him but the long trip up and back combined with extra heavy traffic in the Atlanta are, which extended to within 30 miles of Alabama, combined to really tire me out. There had been a problem with my left rear wisdom tooth for over a year, so I decided I should get it taken care of before I wound up isolated somewhere in PEI. The extraction didn't appear to be problematic until just be...

Catching up

After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond. The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted. David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had ...

Effigy of Grief

Effigies are used in grieving by providing a tangible representation of what has been lost, allowing a mourner to connect with who or what they've lost , which can help with the process of acceptance and emotional expression, particularly when the loss is sudden or traumatic; they can be used to focus grief and memories around a physical likeness, offering a sense of continued presence even in their absence

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