Little Acre Ridge

August 08

Some days are emotional......
Today is August 8th 2010!  To some its just another day. The day before tomorrow, the day after yesterday...To me it is a day of memories. So many mixed up memories.  5 years ago my father died. 5 years ago today. It just surprises me how fast 5 years can pass. I miss him.  I just wish I could talk to him again.

So today was going to be emotional anyway.  To add to that emotion, was the memorial that was planned  today for Dr. Jim Hall who on July 23rd lost his life in Lake Michigan doing what he did best....helping people.
Today I attended that memorial feeling sad already, missing my dad, and then sitting quietly as I listen to friends and family members of Dr. Hall give their tributes to his very giving selfless life.  Watching Dr. Halls children tell about their dad and all the things they loved about him.  How they would miss him.

I learned some things today though.  I learned about a man who was so many things. But always caring about others. Others were first. He went out of his way to make others feel better. He lived his life in a way that so many of us, myself included, would only dream of living.  Being important to so many others just simply because you cared and gave of yourself. 

Its been tough today. Many tears. Sadness. But I came away with something.....a gift I believe Dr. Hall would want us all to come away with. And that is, "to go out of our way, out of our comfort zone to do something, anything,  for another person that will make their life just a little better for having known you"  I plan to strive for this, and I challenge you to as well.........



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August 04

My first Testimonial
  A Couple of days ago I received an email from a lady who bought some of my soap from the farmers market. I just had to share it because I am so excited to actually have "a testimonial"    so here goes.....  From: Tricia xxxxx
E-mail: triciaxxxxx@xxxxxx.com
Message:
I bought some of your soap at the farmer's market in Edmore before coming home to Florida. Your soap is wonderful and I've shared it with family and friends. I will be ordering more!! I've also enjoyed reading your blog. I love that you are using what God has provided your family to make healthy choices. I'm hoping when I come back to Michigan next year that I can arrange a visit to see your soap making process with my granddaughters!

Thanks for sharing!
Tricia xxxxxxx

So there you have it!!   My soap is now in Florida!!    So Tricia...if you're reading this, thanks again...you made my day :)




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June 11

Some thoughts
Wow, its been awhile since I've blogged. That shows you how busy I have become. Spring came and warm weather and instantly I had work to do!  I have been busy planting my garden. I am trying raised beds this year. I haven't had a nice garden for a long time and so I am really hoping this one makes it. I will be so devastated if it doesn't. Alot of money and work and love went into this.

I love fresh vegies, especially tomatoes and cucumbers. My cucumbers aren't doing so well though. They are alive but are not growing. I've never seen any plant that stays alive but doesn't grow....weird.  So I'll be watching them for a few more days and then may have to replace them. IF I can find some cucumber plants anywhere.

I've attended the local farmers market twice now. Both times it rained :(    But the last time it did get nicer and that did bring in more shoppers. We had fun. Sold some soap and brown eggs. We have our booth right next to some great people who I actually went to school with (years ago !)  and their daughters run  there booth with them too. They make the time go by faster which makes it a fun day.  The sell medicinal herbal teas and they taste great ...I had some.  They have a facebook page too, you might want to visit and become a fan. Its Han'Done Co.   Go check them out...they are good people.

Well, I planned to write more this morning but I am behind already. Church campmeeting starts tomorrow and I have a ton of things to do to get ready...so have a great day people!!!  (ps.  go order some soap!!)




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July 01

July already?
So here it is.....July 1st already!  Will someone please tell me where June went?  Its really funny how January and February don't go by this fast. Anyways...just felt like talking tonight.  July for me means good weather (usually), the 4th of July picnics/fireworks etc, it means my oldest son is one year older....which means, so am I!!   It means my vegies are getting a little bigger and that maybe, just possibly, I may have some harvest to show for all the hard work that goes into gardening.

What does July mean for you?  Does your family do anything special over the holiday weekend?  I hope so. I hope that families can still enjoy each other, that they can still spend time together. So many people don't even want to be around their family members for one reason or another.  It seems like family doesn't even come close to meaning what it used to mean way back when......

We have the power to change that. We have choices to make. To control our future and our happiness. We can make the difference. But do we??  Do most of us just give up trying sometimes because its too hard? Or the pain is too great? What if we don't realize the amount of time we have lost that could be spent loving each other?? What if its too late one day?  Is holding onto pain and unforgiveness going to benefit anyone involved? No. Plain and simple...NO.  Yet sometimes we are proud...or scared...or stubborn. Or whatever. This time we lose with loved ones, can never be gotten back. You can't buy it back, you can't beg it back.

I've found from my own experience that unforgiveness really hurts one person more than the other. It hurts the person who holds onto it.  Forgiveness is so freeing. It can't trap you if you let it go. Why is it so hard these days for people to love, forgive and move forward. Thankful that they have time to spend with each other, before its too late and they can't. 

I know this is a blog where I usually talk about fun or happy things, or whats going on here on the homestead. But tonight I'm feeling a little sad.  Just thinking  about what life could be like if families were always happy.   Good nite :)
P.S.~ Go and hug your family




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July 06

Stop the world and let me off...
Here I sit so confused
Wishing time could go
In reverse, making choices
As I go, knowing the outcome
This is a fantasy,  because as we
Know..time keeps ticking..

If only one wish were mine
I would use it wisely
Taking away the pain
Caused by my misjudgement

Most days I see no hope
I shut my eyes and it’s
Still here…the reality of
Poor choices.

Even forgiveness doesn’t seem
Enough,  as much as I dream
Reality still lives here
What will it take?

What will heal and cure
All that I’ve done
To put us all here?

How does it end?
Will it ever end?
Does it matter if I
Change?
Or is this my destiny

So much has happened
Can I even expect more than I
Have at this very moment?
My payment is guilt and
Sadness

Its truly my bed and now
I must lie in it
Alone…..
I’m sorry,
If that even matters anymore
Its all I’ve got……….





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