While acknowledging the turmoil in global financial markets — and in many individuals’ personal investments — it would be a mistake to lose sight of the blessings in our lives. Good health, the support of family and friends, the freedom to simply ponder events as they unfold around us.
Despite the challenges we’re all facing, I am grateful for many things. Frequently, they are simple things. In Hickory Valley, Tennessee, cotton farmers have experienced the best crop of their lifetimes. A miracle, really, considering the draught which nearly devastated us last season.
Last week, I walked my property with a friend who taught me how to nurture my pecan trees and inspired me to buy a new nutcracker. And the first turnips are coming in….