One of my favorite things to do these days is to let the chickens (and ducks) out of the chicken house in the morning. They surge from the house with unparalleled exuberance. It’s a new day! They’re just happy to be alive! They burst into the warm dewy morning, eager to flap their wings and find the day’s adventures.
They make my day, every day, with this, their joyful morning rush upon the world:
The huddle after practice. (My boy’s in there somewhere.) I think they talk about secret stuff, like their favorite color and who they like best, Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift.
The Roane County Raiders kick off their football season with a home game this Friday!
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"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
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