Inspirational Message

April Musings:  The first day of spring arrived several days ago and our lawns are beginning to turn a beautiful green.  The rain has arrived and we are again feeling good about the coming potential growing season.  Our enthusiasm is on the increase and the smell of freshly tilled soil and the aroma of newly mowed hay is already alluring our nostrils.  We can hardly wait to roll the texture of the soil in our hands, to put that first dormant seed in the prepared seedbed and to get a feel for the moisture of the hay.  Why are we so willing to gamble with the weather, the commodity market and the instability of the economy?  Why are we so willing to rise before dawn and work late into the night with the natural commodities offered by mother earth?  Is it because we have a love for life that goes beyond the monetary?  Is it the challenge to beat the odds of nature and reap the rewards of hard work and a job well done?  Or is it the partnership that we have with nature and the trust we have in her?   I suppose there are many answers to these questions.  Perhaps the reason that inspires us the most is this:  we have learned that “we are no fool to give up what we cannot keep to gain what we dare not lose!”  —- a love for our God, our families, our work, and our land.  ~~me