Daniel goes to Indianapolis

Daniel headed off to Indiana this week with our friends the Elliots. They will be attending a week-long Counseling Seminar at the Indianapolis Training Center. With Michael and James also away at Life Focus, our house is going to seem really empty this week. But we’re excited for him as he receives practical counseling instruction […]

The toughest week

It is close to 5:00, Wednesday morning, the 20th of September. After a sudden awakening, the four students of Blue team are feverishly packing and loading their stuff in one of ITC’s vans. They are clueless of their departure time and destination. However, the four leaders have carefully planned an expedition that will stretch the […]

Book Report: The Light and The Glory

History always seemed to have a boring connotation associated with it for me. U.S. history was especially confusing – all the dates seemed to be mixed up and isolated from each other. However, The Light and the Glory brought all the events of America’s early history together in an exciting new way from God’s perspective. […]

The Big Jump

David’s been learning how to use Adobe Photoshop. Today he got a mischievious idea. Can you tell what is not real in these pictures? 🙂 (click on them for a larger image)

A Hairy Beekeeping Adventure

It was a normal day. I had just finished counting mites on the beehives with Robert. It was a quick job so we didn’t bother to put on any bee equipment for protection. Big mistake. Buzzzz. I saw this bee coming straight for me as fast as greased lightning! I screamed, tried to swat the […]

Creamed Tomatoes

The Lord has blessed our tomato plants abundantly this year! Thanks to Michael’s diligence, we have harvested over 200 pounds and they are still coming. David is the great biscuit maker around here and we love fixing our tomatoes this way and serving it warm over his biscuits. Enjoy! 4 cups blended tomatoes 1 1/2 […]

Working towards Life Focus

Today is the last day that Michael and James are going to be here at the farm for awhile. They’re heading off to Indianapolis for six weeks to be a part of Life Focus! We are really going to miss them and all the hard work that they do around here everyday. Donald, Daniel, Esther, […]

The beauty of Buffalo Calf Road

Not every time you drive down Buffalo Calf do you get to see its momentary beauty. Taking timely advantage of rare opportunities, you can begin to enjoy the beauty that is here among the West Virginia hills.