A One Accord Team Really Counts . . .

This January the Lord gave me an opportunity to join the team at IBLP Headquarters for the year-end inventory. As soon as I arrived (on the second day of the count) I could tell it was already off to a good start. Tally sheets had been prepared with thoroughness by the Paine Family and Tuesday […]

2010 Peach Report

Wonderful tree, worthy of a name and propagation. Our only tree that has produced marketable fruit on our West Virginia land with no spray except Surround. Very large fruits, deep red, top flavor. No significant disease or pest problems.

Robert & Kendalyn

Robert Staddon and Kendalyn Kowalchuk were engaged on December 30, 2010 “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (I Corinthians 2:9).

From Christmas to Christmas

“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary . . . Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. . . . Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:1,2 and 6). This is a passage from our Wisdom Search this morning, […]

Pic of the Month: December ‘10

Christmas Bells It amazes me how pleasing compositions unexpectedly produce themselves. Of course, it’s hard not to come away with a winner when one is standing on a . . .

How Old? Answered!

Have you guessed the age of the old farm house? Once you’ve made a guess, click here to find the answer!

How Old?

On a photo excursion earlier this week, I hiked out into the backwoods with a fellow from church to an old deserted farm here in West Virginia. I marveled when he told me how old the antiquated buildings were. How old would you guess this farm house is? Leave a comment with your guess and […]

Did You Know . . .

. . . That there are three stages in life? 1. You believe there really is a Santa Claus! 2. You absolutely do not believe in Santa Claus! 3. You ARE Santa Claus! . . . That: “There’d be no Christmas greetings, there’d be no Christmas morn; there’d be no Christmas season if […]

Big McHenry Tomato 6-year Report

What I call the ‘Big McHenry’ tomato was originally bred in Middlebourn, West Virginia (Tyler County) by a Mr. Mccutchan (or Mccutcheon?) in the earlier part of the 20th century. David McHenry acquired the seeds and continued growing them along with his nephew, Neil, a friend to both my grandfather (Bud Brannon of Salem, WV) […]

The irony

While America’s people feel the pressure of a government that thought it could pay people to not work, the president of France seems to have given us a good example!