Ray of Sunshine

People’s ingenuity is an amazing thing, it has always fascinated me. The things people can do out of necessity or survival. I am sure we...

If you come to my place you will still have either walk in (1.5 km) and navigate a steep climb or we will come and get you with the quad....

Did you know that your body is worth approximately $45 million? That is if it is for sale and every organ is sold. In an article by...

What is your angle? We all have one. This particular question could be interpreted in many different ways. What’s your angle can mean -...

Easter is fast approaching, and I am watching it coming at me like a speeding train. Can I just say I am not ready? I have strips of...

Written by Arlene Kramps, Guest Blogger I am a firm believer that love never fails! I have witnessed it countless times over the last 15...

“Reconciliation” definition: the restoration of friendly relations; the action of making one view of belief compatible with another. I...

I made the mistake of stopping….. All of the sudden I felt my feet start to sink, the oozing of the gumbo mud was creeping higher and...

I promised that I would eventually explain the name of our farm to you in a blog. Our Name: Eighth Day Farm. It is not an easy thing to...

The pussy willows are in full bloom, they know it is Spring, the willows are turning red. Pussy willows are awesome and I think we can...

2 Jewish Temples have been built in Jerusalem in the past, both have been destroyed by invading armies. However, there is a remaining...

Poker is a game of chance, skill and math however there are some players who have exceptional “luck” when they play. Why? When you play...

Life: a bowl of mixed everything. Good, bad, ups and downs, sideways and everything in between. It looks kind of like a fruit bowl except...

Traction control. That button in your car (picture above) that perhaps you are not all that familiar with. I sure was not. I had no idea...

Some days you feel like no one cares. The phone never rings, no text messages, no emails, nothing. You are all alone and would anyone...

I have been writing for a while that we have no running water, we haul our water and we now have a working sewer, so I can do dishes,...

And the car would not start…… I opened a window today to cool our house down. It is a balmy 2 degrees and I had to put on short sleeves...

Here we are, the first week of a new year, a new season and new chapter. I have talked to many over the Christmas season and I discovered...

We are pioneers, you and I, and we get the choice to decide if we become settlers or pioneers pushing through to the promised land. It’s...

Tis the week before Christmas and all through the house everything was so quiet, we knew the power was out. We leap from the bed and...