by chetcromer | Jun 16, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
I first posted this on an old blog back in April 2007. Wow… 4 years have gone by. Someone somehow commented on it today and I re-read it. Seemed somewhat appropriate for this weekend being Father’s day. It also reminds me of how far things have come as I...
by chetcromer | Jun 9, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
This past week we experienced the loss of the first horse we ever owned, Alpine. He had hemangiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that resulted in a rapidly growing tumor attaching itself to his spleen and getting in the way of his digestive tract. Thanksfully we’d...
by chetcromer | Jun 4, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Weeks like this past one don’t come around too often. It was a day full of big and little “successes” as well as some hard hits. It’s so easy to focus on the hits and lose sight of their realistic small size in the scheme of things, their...
by chetcromer | May 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
So I own 800 feet of prime Morgan County pond front. That’s how long it is if you walk the edge of my pond all the way across my property. I set out yesterday to trim the tall grass around the pond. When I do trimming I typically just fill the gas tank and work...
by chetcromer | May 31, 2011 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
I love this analogy by John Piper and figured I’d better get it recorded here so I don’t lose it (again). The Compost Pile – John Piper So what about the compost pile? Picture your marriage as a grassy field. You enter it at the beginning full of...
