The Circle E Life

“You’re not rice and beans. You’re tableside guacamole.” What a statement! I don’t know about you, but I struggle with self- confidence. If you know me at all, you might find that statement hard to believe, but it’s true.

This book was Heaven sent! Have you ever been in a place in your life where what God was speaking to you was everywhere? He knows me so well and He knows, due to my lack of self-confidence, that I will question everything. So, what does He do? He places the answers, the calm reassurances, everywhere and all around me. This opportunity for a book review was one of them!

Lately, God has been working on me in regards to loving myself and being ok with who I am. You can read a little about that here. Lots of moments have been confirming what God is speaking. My daughter even had me take this quiz to determine my type…maybe you are familiar with Ennagram Types. I was not and boy was that a scary thing! Reading about yourself on paper is very humbling, scary and real! I’m a type 3. What are you? (You can follow the link to learn more.)

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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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