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Bathroom Cabinet Facelift
The recent cold days have kept me stuck inside the house. It is one very good reason why I hate the winter months. During one sunny but very cold day, I noticed how horrible my bathroom cabinets looked. So, it was time to fix it. What better way to spend time indoors than to repaint and freshen up the indoor space? (I also painted the walls and we added homemade fixtures but those will be a topic for another day.) Here's a picture of the horrible, dirty, grungy, and ugly before: I went through my paint remnants in search...
Handmade Gifts and Sibling Rivalry
A description of how handmade gifts are a way to stick it to my little brother (and provide a nice gift to a loved one)!
Giving the Chickens Something Green in the Winter
A description of our experiment growing wheatgrass for chicken feed.
Reviewing 2020 and Plans for 2021
The year 2020 was a difficult one for many people. Personally, I will look back on it as the year that the world collectively lost its mind. I understand that people behave in weird, unexpected ways during disasters and emergencies but this collective crazy was difficult to swallow. I did what I usually do in these situations, I withdrew in. I found that constant exposure the main stream media (MSM) and social media caused increased anxiety with very little educational or social benefit. I soon discovered that the MSM and social media sites repeated a lot of the same information...
Is Fear of Death Preventing Us from Living?
It appears as is if the world is losing its mind. The actions of so many have left me baffled. It took some thought, but I realized that the majority of these actions are simply a result of fear. The result of the fear of death. I don’t necessarily understand this fear. I have seen death in many different ways and while I have a preference of how I would like to die (if I had a choice), I don’t necessarily fear it. I am sure part of it is my faith and knowing that my days were numbered for...