http://fullerfamilyfarms.com "Our most important crop is not milk, chickens, eggs, or hay. Our most important crop is children. If every generation raises covenant children that love the Lord, learn good work ethic, and the culture in agriculture, I believe the rest of the crops will come naturally. " Scott Terry Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:18:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dairy farming is hard core farming. Dairy cows require attention every day twice a day no matter what. It has been challenging to take a break from milking. I took a break for many reasons. In part, I needed to carefully re-evaluate my life and purpose in the context of ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/displaced-milkmaid/ Have you ever worked so hard that you back aches, your feet throb, and you basically hurt all over? Usually when I am feeling this bad there is kiddo calamity galore. I might be laying near dead on my bed and it happens….“Mommy…Mommy…Charity has a permanent marker and she is ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/batman-larry-boy-calgon-or/ Eyes glazed and fatigued I headed to the local grocery store. My mission: to rent a steam cleaner. With six kids my carpet can get pretty grungy in a heart beat. I sighed as I waited for the cashier. It had been a long day. I had a “to-do” and ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/absurdity/ As a momma of six lively children, I prize peace and quiet. Yesterday’s adventures in the attic evoked squeals of delight and non -stop requests of purchases to enhance the children’s finds. A padded white room sounded mighty appealing at the days end. The padding would have cushioned noise, I ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/noise-2/ Boy howdie, I knew my readers were mostly the silent type, but the recent silent treatment had me wondering if it was something I said. I am not one to generate 312 comments on any given post but the absence of the standard few had me curious. Along with the ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/the-silence-is-killing-me/ Okay, let’s talk heart to heart for a moment. I was surfing the web tonight. I browsed old familiar sites. I glanced at new ones. I was left with a feeling of guilt and remorse, the feeling that I couldn’t measure up. This blog was once a place where I ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/foolish-weak-low-despised/ Parenting has its good moments and then its bad moments. Living with six active inquisitive specimens of home educated farm kids provides ample opportuintiy to be challenged or even entertained. Each day is a new adventure or in some cases a new drama. Last night they children were awakened by ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/children-vermin-junk-and-adventures/ The world marches on quite apart from all that goes on in our lives.  It is hard to believe that we have a new...er...president.  I will refrane from making any comments as I am sure many good thinkers have already expressed their views. My sarcasm would not change things.  I continue ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/checking-in/ I am working on a marvelous article. It is about normal Christian families. I make it a habit to write about things I know nothing about. It is also what experts do. You know, they learn more and more about less and less until they know absolutely everything about nothing. ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/11/thoughts-about-normal-families/ The family theme for this season is understanding the impact of suffering on our lives. As I have sought God’s guidance in home schooling and shaping these very impressionable minds, I have noticed a remarkable answer from God. All the literature I have been lead to deals with the theme ... http://fullerfamilyfarms.com/2008/10/studying-the-pilgrims-for-personal-and-political-growth/