The ‘Long-Look’ is the best look.

A story was related to me this week by my friend Jeff James : a local Mennonite farmer talked about the art of plowing a straight row. “You’ve got to have the ‘long-look.'”

The long-look is always the best look in making good decisions.

That’s why I believe so passionately in having a written life plan. It forces a person to look at the “Long-Look.”

How’s your long-look looking?

One of the things I love about nature is its reminder that things have been around a while.

I spent most of the past week in the woods camping, hiking, canoeing with a wild bunch of country boys. Even in the midst of a hot Louisiana summer, I love the feeling of the outdoor life.

I shared with the boys a wonderful quote from rural writer Wendell Berry: “The Bible was written to be read outdoors.”

Try it. You’ll find it true.

dede's bible (2) — I’ll never forget the day my wife DeDe gave her lifelong Bible to this Liberian man. He said, “I’d love to have a copy of the Bible.” She gave him her precious copy. It humbled and stunned me.

A week in the life

"Muddin" is a pastime where I come from. — Muddin’ is a pastime where I come from.

This is earlier this week at Foreman’s in Dry Creek. Can anyone identify the owner?

I still laugh about an intro at a past East Beauregard High Homecoming, “Missy loves talking on the phone, riding her four-wheeler, and muddin’ in her truck.”

I love piney woods history, culture, and people. It’s where I come from.

Mudding or “muddin”