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June 06, 2008
Just a blog
And that is all this really is. Do people come here to read it, I'm not real sure, but my counter does indicate that someone reads it, occasionaly and that's all I care about, or not. I've always liked to blog ever since I discovered this online several years ago and it's popularity has since grown, a lot!
I don't blog often, sometimes more than others, but for the most part I just enjoy logging some of life's events or thoughts or occasions.
As of late, I've pondered my faith and what is going on in the world around us. It seems that no one, especially this younger generation, say 18 - 30, have no clue what kind of economic problems we are in and the hardships we are facing. They go about life spending on credit, buying things they don't need, driving beyond the speed limits and wasting fuel and I could go on, but basically, I just want to say, how grateful I am for what I have. My home, which isn't a mansion by any stretch, but it's ours and our mortgage is a livable one. We have land to grow a garden and can heat with wood or oil and fortunately my father still cuts firewood and gives a us a deal every year.
I love where I live, here in the green mountains of Vermont where crime isn't running rampant, people, for the most part, are still pretty decent to one another, you can count on your neighbor for a favor and vs/vs. We live near farms where many products are grown organically. We can pick strawberries or grow them yourself!
Recently someone in our community, an out of stater as we refer to them, complained about the smell of manure when it is spread in the spring in summer months. It was a bit entertaining to read her letter of woe and then even more entertaining to read the replies! Basically, she was told to put up or get out, but more importantly, someone, the one accused of the terrible smell, said he understood, it's not pleasant, but to remember it's people like them that work the land here to help feed the millions of people that populate this earth and I applaud him for that.
I'd much rather smell the manure then sticky foggy air pollution or live near a nuclear power plant.
It's a wonderful God given blessing to live in a place such as I do. I am grateful for my family and that my children are growing up here as well.
Maybe it's just the old farm girl in me myself, but whatever the reason, I just felt called to thank God for all I have here...
Posted by tracey at June 6, 2008 10:04 AM