Less of That & More of This

Work never stops on the farm. There is always something that needs to be done. A lot of those things are unexpected! You think you have a list of things to get done that day and then something breaks or happens to change all of your plans.

Cows have to be fed daily. Chickens have to be fed and watered; we are currently feeding a large group for slaughter in a couple of weeks. Grass has to be cut, hay has to be baled, the garden has to be tended and picked and the list goes on and on. Young calves need to be weighed and weaned and that leads to loading cattle to be moved to other pastures. Then the unexpected heifer gets sick and needs shots and you find your plans totally changed.

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Being Me…Unapologetic!

DI- photo from the farm

Can we just take a moment to look at this big, beautiful girl? This is Di, one of our cows. She was our daughter’s show cow for a show season 2+ years ago. She is a vital part of our herd. We were blessed to acquire her from our friends at Little Creek Farm. We love her. She is a favorite of ours! Can you tell why?

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PJ Time – Book Review

PJ Time book cover

My kids are no longer little! Where did time go? At the ages they are now (15, 17, & 20), bedtimes don’t look anything like they used to! No one is getting a bedtime story and needing to be tucked in anymore. As a matter of fact, most every night ends with us going to bed before them and sometimes, they tuck us in and turn out the light!

But given the opportunity to review this really cute book, “PJ Time”, gave me the chance to reminisce on the days when they were small and we would snuggle together to read a devotional or a bedtime story. Even as they grew older, each of them would do their own devotions. Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Our hope and prayer as parents, is that they will continue those habits long after we aren’t tucking them in!

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