by Kevin G. Summers
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've been building a barn since October. It's not a huge barn, the outside footprint is 20 feet x 36 feet, but it is going to make life here on the farm quite a bit easier once everything is in place.
Normally, I spend a good deal of time in front of my Mac, but all of the time I've spent with a power drill and pocket full of screws has reminded me that there can be great joy in working with your hands.
As I spent weeks and weeks watching a barren patch of ground turn into a useable structure, I was struck with just how much effort goes into building something. It's not like you can just snap your fingers and see a building appear out of thin air. The ground has to be graded, the forms set, the concrete poured, the framing built, etc. I'm still in the process of framing the interior rooms, and my wife has assured me that we are not anywhere near done until the doors have been installed.
I hope that all of our readers have a wonderful new year. And if you get the opportunity, turn off your computer, go outside and swing a hammer. I promise, you won't regret it.
Still, it's quite a thing to build something with your own hands (and some help from our kindly friends and neighbors). 64
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