Fall Projects~

It has been a beautiful fall thus far. The cold has stayed away and from the weather forecast it looks to keep that up until the first of the year.  The rat race of the year has slowed down to a more relaxed pace. The fall cattle work has wrapped up, the calves have been …

Hope

The word advent means “to come”. On this first Sunday of Advent we celebrate hope. The hope that came as a tiny babe born to be our Savior. The hope of Christ. When our hopes in the world fail, our hope in Christ is steadfast. Hold on to the rope of Hope and feel Christ …

The Office Card~

Hello cold weather! It’s a sunny, cold, windy day here today.  This is by far the first push of cold weather we have seen this fall. We are on the back side of a pretty big system that is dumping snow in the Dakotas and Minnesota.  No snow forecasted here, but in it's place, we …

Thank you~

I admit, I have always had a hard time saying thank you to our veterans.  Even as I write those words, they sound empty to me.  Well meaning, but empty.  How would I know what to say thank you for?  I have lived in a bubble of a posh life that has been chock full …

The Choice is Yours~

Guess what?  Satan is going to try to KNOCK. YOU. OUT.  You, my friend, are in a constant spiritual battle and the more you understand it the more you will be become aware.  He will try to snake his way through your heart and mind inserting thoughts of hatred, jealousy, doubt, fear, anger, lies, inadequacy, …

Weaned Calves and Electric Fence~

The sun came up to show off a beautiful November morning. The girls and I are getting chores wrapped up.  Ty is back to helping harvest corn so it’s up to us girls to keep the home fires burning. We are slowly but surely getting cattle to cornstalks.  The snow early this week gave Ty …

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We pregnancy checked our cows last week.  If there was one day out of the year that brings forth dread it would be this day.  Everything hangs on it.  A pregnant cow is the single most important asset a cow/calf producer has. Good fertility is paramount for success.  You won’t get 100% bred, some cows …

Are We Reputable?~

A recent social media post was in search to purchase a direct sale beef from a rancher.  Reputable was a word that came up several times in the discussion.  “Are they reputable?” “You never know what you’re going to get.”  I was slightly taken aback by that question.  Reputable?  The American rancher?  Why is this …