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Pastor Mike, Dad, Pa, . . . whatever you call him shows the relationship that you have with him.  Over the years, Pa has carried out the mission that Christ gave him when he first called him to the ministry, “Tell them that I love them.”  As a result, he’s been instrumental in helping to heal people through God’s love, but the ministry that has probably given him the most return on his love investment has been his family.

Mike and Sarah have been married for more than 50 years now and raised two sons, Christopher and Jeremiah.  Later in life, they adopted their third son, Lee, and all three boys are now guiding their families in the Christian faith.  Since retiring from pastoring a church, these blogs are the result of Pa and the family he’s created in his current ministry wanting to share our life with others in hopes that they will serve Christ as well.

If you want to understand our thoughts behind a blog, get to know the author more, or you’d just rather listen to us, join us on YouTube where we read our blogs, then discuss them with another member of the family, usually Pa.  Trials and Triumphs is also on YouTube.

We also share daily Bible verses on YouTube that are available through phone calls if you contact us.  These daily verses, and the original commentary, are shared by each member of our farm family from the youngest child to the eldest leader.  We pray that the thoughts and prayers that go into preparing these verses and blogs touch you with God’s truth and love, and we appreciate feedback and prayer requests.

Roasted Butternut

22 Dec, 2021
Print We enjoy this winter squash with other vegetables, in some dishes such as soup, or mashed and added to homemade Alfredo.  Right now, we are sharing a simple way to roast a butternut squash, then you can decide how..... Read More

French Bread Topping

15 Dec, 2021
Print Many years ago, Nana and Pa were at their nephew's wedding, and the groom's sister, a professional caterer, served this recipe at the reception.  Nana, never being one to hesitate to ask for a recipe, promptly started asking questions..... Read More

Microwaved Spaghetti Squash

9 Dec, 2021
Print The kids love this squash, but it may be because it is disguised somewhat.  When served, it resembles noodles.  Nana has even been known to add homemade meatballs to enhance the charade.  Spaghetti squash can also be baked if..... Read More

Baked Spaghetti Squash

9 Dec, 2021
Print Due to the ease of growing and long shelf-life of spaghetti squash, we enjoy this and other winter squash such as butternut.  Spaghetti squash can be used as a replacement for spaghetti noodles (with or without homemade meatballs), or..... Read More

French Bread

8 Dec, 2021
Print Aunt Alisa is our go-to person for bread making.  She has a sweet dinner roll recipe and a butterhorn recipe that we often use with meals, and we are so thankful that she decided we needed a French bread,..... Read More

Apple Pie Filling

1 Dec, 2021
Print We were so excited to gather our first apple harvest of significance this year.  After making dump cake, jelly, dried apple chips, apple pie, and apple butter, Nana and Aunt Alisa had fun preserving a great number of our..... Read More

Green Chili Relleno Casserole

26 Nov, 2021
Print One of Nana’s favorite smells is the aroma of green chilis being roasted at the grocery stores.  She looks forward to it all year long, but this year she got to experience that smell on the farm.  Thanks to the..... Read More

Not So Hot Green Sauce

18 Nov, 2021
Print Our garden produced many jalapenos this year, so we spent hours searching for new jalapeno recipes until Aunt Alisa found this one.  Even though our jalapenos were super-hot this year, the end result was “not so hot.” This is..... Read More

Basil Dressing

10 Nov, 2021
Print This is a go-to dressing for Nana, other than ranch, of course.  She uses it to dress a salad, when making mango chutney to go on grilled salmon, with her zucchini caprese salad, and with her citrus spinach salad..... Read More

Chipotle Aioli

3 Nov, 2021
Print When making corn fritters, Nana came across this aioli to compliment them.  It was delicious with the corn and jalapeno fritters, and I’m sure we’ll use it with many other dishes.   Ingredients ½ cup mayonnaise 1-2 tablespoons lemon..... Read More