I’ve thought about doing this year end blog for a while now. At times I think, no, not going to and yet I can’t shake it.
2018 for farmers has been a horrible, awful year. It’s the worst I’ve endured in my 47 years on the farm. Every day on social media I read about another farmer calling it quits. I read too often about farmers committing suicide. I read from my personal friends their heart’s cry of despair.
The future is dismal, and relief is too far away.
It feels like I’ve posted so many undesirable things about farming this year because frankly, that is what most farmers are living.
When I started to blog a long time ago, I decided to share the truth. To be transparent. And in doing so, it has been quite negative lately.
In a few days a new year starts. There doesn’t appear to be much to look forward to. Some farmers are trying to finish 2018 harvest and won’t complete it until 2019. Income prices seem to be stuck in a time zone – the 1970s.
I will continue to share the truth – the good, the bad and the ugly.
But I am purposing to do one thing different.
I will add one good thing each time I post. If we stop and search, there are so many blessings in our lives. Sometimes it just gets buried under the weight of our daily tasks. Somedays I will have blessings overflowing. Other times I know it will be a challenge, but I will find something positive to share – no matter how small the slice of goodness, I will serve it up.
Today’s Goodness: We are still here. We are all healthy and whole. We have full bellies, warm bodies and hearts to share. The weather is clear – no rain with a small possibility of snow late tonight. So grateful for no rain.
