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Where He Leads

We recently added a new cow on the farm. This beautiful jersey is a highly anticipated addition. She was due to calve during the Christmas cold weather and needed to be in the barn. She will easily follow where he leads her.

“Jersey girl” has a history of easily accepting foster calves. That is one of the reasons we wanted her here. We were unsure of a couple of our recipient cows that are carrying embryos. So just to be sure everyone gets the milk needed to grow properly, husband wanted the jersey as a backup in case someone needed a new momma.

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Reflection

***This isn’t “farm” related, but I did feel impressed to share this short story today. My prayer is that you will take time to reflect and be encouraged and give your life to The One whom we REFLECT.***

the moon in the window, reflection of the sun that we cannot see

She was surrounded by darkness. This wasn’t the kind of dark where you could still see the outline of shapes or detect movement. This was darkness that swallowed you. She could see absolutely nothing, but she could hear, smell and taste everything.  It was humid outside. Outside? Yes! She was outside! Okay, now we are getting somewhere, she thought. I’m outside, but I cannot see anything. I can taste the moisture in the air and smell the musk of animals.  I hope those are someone’s pets and not wild animals. She could hear crickets and frogs and the wind blowing in the trees.

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Breaking It Up

This time of year, we are preparing for winter. Hay is in the barn and calves are hitting the ground. But, of utmost importance is the planting of winter pastures. Our cattle do their best growing on winter rye grass during the cooler temps of winter in the south. So it’s time to start breaking it up!

Some of the pastures can be “over seeded,” which means they are planted by the seed drill and no other work is needed. But for some of the fields, the prep work is more intense and takes longer than the actual planting.

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