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12 Days of Christmas Cheer
Are you looking for something new to do this Christmas? Maybe start a new tradition? How about spreading some Christmas Cheer, secretly? Well, here’s an idea…..How about being a Secret Santa? And how about doing it for 12 days? There’s a story about this in a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. The story is about a lady that had a neighbor family that was going through a rough time. She decided she wanted to bring a little Christmas cheer to their life, so she developed a plan to incorporate the secret Santa idea into the 12 days of Christmas. Each day for twelve days, she delivered a different gift…
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Lessons I Learned from My Farmer
I have learned many things from my Farmer over the years while living here on the farm. Some of the best advice and lessons learned from him involve driving. In fact, I feel that they are such important lessons, I’ve decided to share a few. These are lessons I learned while driving our farm equipment. I know not everyone gets the chance to drive a tractor or a field truck, but these lessons may come in handy driving something else. I’m thankful for having learned them. Do Not Panic 1……Do not panic. Panicking only causes more problems. This is good advice for when driving and not driving. Do not panic…
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Out with the New Pot…in with the Old Pot…Coffee Pot that is…for now anyways…
Our automatic drip coffee maker quit working. BIG dilemma! We HAVE to have coffee in the morning or my Farmer will not function. (I’m fine, I can have my tea) So….in came the coffee pot from our camping supplies. It’s a bit black from the many camp fires it’s made coffee on but that’s ok. OK, fine. It’s very black. At this point, looks do not matter. Being able to make coffee does!! And Oh MY GOODNESS!!! Waking up this morning to the aroma of percolating coffee was SOOOO wonderful! It took me back to my childhood. Waking up to the smell of freshly percolating coffee was the norm in…
