If you look closely you can see a very faint rainbow in this photo. Farming can be a bit like this at times, you really have to look for the beauty. We have had our fair share of ups and downs in our journey. With this life you never really know what the day will bring, I have gone in the pasture to find the blessing of new life and on the flip side I have left the pasture devastated from loss. I always knew that this would be difficult, you always hear about how much work farming is, but someone forgot to tell me how heart wrenching it can be. Since our arrival here we have lost 100's of chickens, lambs, a butcher steer and the hardest was when we had to put Gladys( the best milk cow in the whole world) down. I am faced with muddy lots, manure covered clothes, hay in my hair and dirt under my nails. Even after all of this I am really the happiest farmer I could be, being able to be HERE to be blessed by my friendship with these animals is priceless. I get to teach my children good animal husbandry techniques and see them really mature and appreciate those animals that they serve. My children have a great respect for our animals and with that they teach other children to see these animals for more than a furry thing to pet. I love our lifestyle even when I really have to look for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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