Far Above Rubies

I'm excited to announce that, Sara, will now be joining me on Far Above Rubies.  Sara and I crossed paths in ministry many years ago when I was in Paid In Full, a Christian band, and she was on staff with Scarlet Thread, an organization devoted to bringing teens into a relationship with Christ. Our friendship began within our first moments of meeting, and her opinion is one that I highly appreciate and value.  Sara, a Rochester native, now lives in the Albany are with her husband, Tim, and three year old son, Xander. She is dedicated to finding ways to save their family money and is a valuable resource. She makes her own; household necessities, children's crafts, supplements, and so many other wonderful things. In addition, she understands the importance of keeping physically healthy and maintains a runners lifestyle. However, most importantly, Sara has a sincere relationship with the Lord. Her love for God and care of other people is evident in everything she says an

May 9, 2008, I got an interesting e-mail from my sister, Becky, about Windy Meadows Farms located in Walworth.  This was one of the first times I had heard of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and wasn't sure what I initially thought.  In the past, I would just buy whatever vegetables we wanted to eat for the week at the grocery store.  I never gave much thought to the fact that these foods are not (typically) locally grown, have (likely) been given steroids to increase the speed of their development, and may have been sprayed by Lord only knows what sort of bug killing (and potentially human hurting) chemicals.  Then, they are flown from all over the United States, or even the world, to sit on a shelf in our local stores. As we had our baby girls and started to make my own baby food, it became increasingly important that I knew exactly what was going into their tiny little bodies.  This is when I really got on bored with buying all natural and, when possible, locally grow