It has been a while since I have posted any new blogs. Things have been evolving and changing. Last year was a year for the books. Starting this year with new goals and plans for the farm. I needed to take a break and take care of me for a while. Which is really hard to do but needed to happen. Three of the most influential women in my life(my great aunt, my mom and my grandma) passed away within 6 months of each other and somewhere in there I got separated and divorced.

We have spent the past few months selling animals that were never part of the original plan and restructuring. It has been a long road. Waiting on three cows to deliver. In the ridiculous cold. Not what I had planned for my winter. I was truly hoping this year wouldn’t be spent in the cold. Going with the flow is what I am learning. It has come to the point where I wake up and just wait for whatever is going to go wrong that day. Instead of being shocked. Then you just deal with it.

All of my heated automatic waterers failed. The plumbing failed so I am down to one big trough with a heater that is plugged. All the animals are hanging out in one area just so we aren’t dragging hoses everywhere. Such is farm living.

Fences were failing and posts were failing. Nobody had the time to bale my second cutting of hay and alfalfa. The animals have spent more time on the highway than I care to admit. Broke into my neighbors corn field. I have since sold most of the trouble makers!

To be brutally honest there were times that it felt like the farm was imploding. Both of our bucks and our ram passed away. I wasn’t expecting to do this alone but life happens. I get asked all the time how do you do it. This is so much work there is no way you can be doing this on your own. The answer is I don’t know. Honestly. You just take it one day at a time. As a now single Mom farming and homeschooling my kids and trying to finish remodeling the house it is only God.

Here we are trudging through the winter. This spring will be clean up and fix everything that fell apart. My boys have truly embraced the farm and love being part owners.

The pages will be updated as I have time.

The excitement of the upcoming year is amazing. Through all the mess I have met some of the most amazing people. I love getting to do what I do. I am leaving a legacy for my boys.

My kids and I have started taking in foster dogs for a local rescue. My boys love giving back to the community. This year they even got to participate in giving out coats, hats and gloves to kids in need. I was blessed to be able to go on a missions trip to Jamaica with Dispatch Project. Incredible isn’t even enough to describe this trip. I will do a separate blog post about it.

All the programs we are starting will be presented here on the blog and posted on our Facebook page. There will hiccups and things we try that might not work but I am willing to do what it takes to make this farm a place for everyone to learn and play. It is my gift from God to share with you.

Thank you to everyone that has supported us and stuck with us this past year. Our friends, family and community have rallied around us. This farm is your farm and I couldn’t do it without your love and support.

I am truly blessed……