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"And so, I will do my best to try to respond to a few of the things that are being said... "
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- Aug 20
the story behind ‘I Do’
The past week I've been putting something together that shows and tells the story of how the song, and the video for "I Do" came to be...
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- Jul 18
the wedding singer
I sang at a wedding this past weekend. It was a big surprise for just about everyone there. Except me...
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- Apr 26
country chapel
This past August, I got to be part of a special TV taping for country artist Travis Tritt's new Gospel album that comes out today...
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- Apr 20
the concert, that wasn't
Last night I held a private concert here at the Hall at our farm. For seven people...
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- Apr 13
the other rory
Last weekend, while everyone else was driving to see the total eclipse, we took a 14 hour drive north to see another Rory in Minnesota...
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- Apr 2
free concert
To celebrate the past twenty-five years, I'm putting on a FREE CONCERT Memorial Day weekend in the Hall here at our farm...
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- Feb 29
love comes softly
Though it has arrived differently than what I experienced with Joey, love has come into my life again...
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- Jan 25
closing marcy jo's
After much thought, prayer and deliberation, our family restaurant Marcy Jo's Mealhouse has closed its doors permanently, after 17 years...
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- Jan 17
big, little reader
It's amazing what our children can do, when no one tells them that they can't...
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- Jan 16
moving horses
Yesterday, it was miserably cold, and yet, incredibly beautiful at the same time...
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- Dec 14, 2023
little jo
It was a cold morning here at the farm this weekend as Indy and I were doing chores together..
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- Dec 5, 2023
the time I've wasted
the cost of our smartphones are often much more than just the price charged our credit cards...
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- Nov 21, 2023
weaning liberty
Our new little filly Liberty is seven months old now, and unfortunately for her, it means that it's time for her to grow up a bit...
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- Nov 20, 2023
tale of two conferences
The past month or so has been a season of lots of learning and inspiration going on here at the farm...
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- Nov 20, 2023
turkey time
On Saturday morning we processed Thanksgiving turkeys with some new friends...
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- Nov 6, 2023
opening the school
Starting in the new year, we’re opening the schoolhouse to lots more children....
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- Sep 5, 2023
community corn harvest
Last weekend in Montana, we joined in with about 100 other people and harvested sweet corn together, the old fashioned way…
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- Aug 10, 2023
farm of many faces
I spent this past weekend in Virginia, participating in a 2 day intensive regenerative agriculture course with Joel Salatin and his team...
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- Jul 18, 2023
songs or stories
Starting in Sept, I’ll begin sharing an evening of SONGS on Friday nights, and an evening of STORIES on Saturday nights at our farm…
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- Jun 6, 2023
post festival post
Here’s a quick glimpse of what the Festival was like this past weekend…
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- Jun 1, 2023
singing chickens
In the Li’l Homesteader area at the Festival this year, we’ve got a couple of big surprises for the kids who come…
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- May 31, 2023
speaker’s dinner
The night before the Festival, we gather with all the speakers and share a special meal and evening together…
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