06/16/2026
My kids roll their eyes cause they know what my answer is going to be. Where and what do you want to eat? “I want to eat our meat, eggs, and milk at home.” It’s the reason you might see me travel with a cooler nearly everywhere I go. The flavor cannot be beat and neither can the satisfaction of being a part of the full circle of raising it and watching it go entirely FROM farm TO table. It’s been 12 years now of walking out the front door most days for morning and afternoon chores just like the routine of brushing your teeth. I have a childhood memory of my dad sitting back with his legs crossed and the newspaper folded open/ held up over his face as he read it on his “off” days. My kids will likely remember me for putting my hat and boots on and walking out the front door. Most days I wake up and when I think about what sounds enjoyable the answer in my head is 1. A big glass of water 2. A hot (decaf) coffee (cause I already have too much emotional energy) 3. Read one chapter in my Bible 4. Run 5 miles 5. Do morning chores and feed and water the pigs, move the cows, feed and water the chickens and (more lately) milk the cow). Finish that by about 9:00-10:00 am and that’s my daily morning routine most of the time! That’s my comfort zone and that’s my honey hole. Sprinkling in some days off here and there more so over the last 3 years has also been nice!
