A chill in the spring air engulfs exposed skin even in the light of the morning sun. The call of the wild turkey supersedes the dawning chirps of other nesting birds. The goats and hens are out foraging through the pasture land each seeking to consume what is in their own taste. The deep orange yokes offered up in the laying nests give evidence of the richness of the chicken’s diet. Garden plantings appear to be thriving in the compost mixed soil from last fall’s renderings. The cycle of life once again manifests itself in the glow of the morning here on the farm. Even Gracie, the Golden, has connected with her mate to produce a precious litter of Golden pups by mid June. Grateful for the evidence of life and its renewal, we offer thanks to the Creator in whose hands we seek to see more clearly the ultimate new creation. Although affected by Parkinson’s disease and what now appears as intermittent atrial fibrillation, we are defined by neither. Choices now abound regarding treatment that are intended to render one less affected and more freed to pursue the expressions of the who we are in the image of Who we are made. We choose now to view treatments not as burdens but as opportunities to live out the wonder and purpose for which we were created.
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