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Dear family,
I’ll be honest...when I used to hear the words “Earth Day,” I sometimes pictured tree-hugging hippies and brushed it off without much thought.
But then in 2008, when we purchased our big farm, the very first thing we did was clean up the mountains of garbage left behind...old tires, broken bottles, rusty metal signs, and more.
I was horrified that such beautiful, fertile land had been treated like a dumping ground...especially since it was consecrated holy ground (one of the first Catholic Mission sites to the Native American people)
That experience opened my eyes and my heart to something deeper…
We are not owners of the earth, but stewards.
Genesis 2:15 tells us that God placed Adam in the garden “to till it and keep it.”
That wasn’t just a job...it was a vocation.
We were entrusted with this earth, not given free rein to exploit it.
As Catholics, we believe creation is more than useful...it’s revelatory.
The Catechism reminds us: “God…can be known with certainty from the created world” (CCC 36).
Think about that for a moment… the rising sun, the majesty of the night sky, the veins on a leaf—all proclaim the glory of our Creator.
St. Francis of Assisi, who called the sun his brother and the moon his sister, got it right.
His reverence wasn’t rooted in sentimentality but in theology.
He saw creation as a hymn of praise, a sacred echo of God’s goodness.
For those of us blessed to live close to the land...farmers, ranchers, gardeners...we know this truth in our bones.
We rely on rain, soil, sun, and seasons.
When we raise animals with care, when we plant and harvest with respect, when we live within the boundaries God designed...we are answering our call to be faithful stewards.
Being a good steward means thinking of the generations to come.
It means honoring the dignity of God’s creation...because by honoring creation, we honor the Creator.
So no, caring for the earth isn’t a “hippie thing.”
It’s a holy thing.
Let’s love our common home with prayerful hearts and a sense of sacred duty.
Not just today, but every day.
Lord, teach us to walk gently upon the earth.
May we always see Your fingerprints in every flower, every creature, every breeze.
Amen.
Sending our love and prayers to our remnant family...Wendy, Walt and the entire Cukierski family
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We do what we say we do!I am begging for your help with The Pediatric Giving Mission.
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Here is a post, from a recipient of what we do,.
L**** and I were one of the precipitants of This mission. She is right. My parking was 9 per day for 3 months. Then on top of that food cost me approximately 15 per day. That was cheap - I got vouchers for $5.00 per meal. So somedays I did not eat or made meals last for more then one meal. Had to. Parking was $810. Food was $1,300. Then you have normal household bills and I have 3 animals I had to pay to have people come and take care of them. At first I had my dog in the Kennel for 1/2 the time. That was about 500. It is VERY expensive to have a sick child. That was Just ONE hospital stay. We have had numerous ones. Some only a few days, some a week or two. Without their help we would of gone fully under!
From providing necessary funds to actually having families stay with us...we DO what we say we do!
