“Poor mamas! After a week in lockdown, and still no babies”, I said as I pulled up to the sheep version of a “maternity ward” on Thanksgiving morning. The sheep wanted their breakfast, but even more than food, they wanted to be out with their flock-mates who they could see grazing across the pond. “Girls, […]
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Philippians 4:6 (NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Thanksgiving evokes images of turkey and dressing with all of the trimmings, but more importantly Thanksgiving has always been about spending time with
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The first step (and the most important) when cooking greens, is WASHING the greens! If you don’t wash them several times, you will have gritty sand in the pot. Also remember a huge “mess” of greens looks like a lot, but it cooks down to almost nothing. For that reason, always cook more than you
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This was a big day as we shipped over a hundred cows out for a special sale. It was bitter sweet, but we were so blessed to know that our girls went to great farms around the state. We are switching over from a “commercial cow-calf operation” to more of a “calf grower operation”. We
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I have been looking for this little fellow for 3 days! Mom is a just a little over-protective 😉
This past week our farm experienced the remnants of a tropical storm. In less than two days, we received 6 inches of rain, high winds, and flash flooding. During a break between downpours, I ran out to open the gate, so my three weanling lambs could graze a little before the next deluge of rain
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John 16:33 (NKJV) These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” We here at the Cape Fear Farm pray that you are having a wonderful, peace-filled week. Remember when the Apostle Paul
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God’s Plan In December of 2017, God miraculously opened doors for us to purchase our “Cape Fear Farm”. I was elated that God had answered our prayers, and that I would soon be riding my horse along the beautiful banks of the Cape Fear River. On the map, it looked as if I would be
It’s been along time since we got to spend much time with Austin. Both he and Bailey work hard and are always on the go, so when we get to see them it is always a bonus! JW was happy to have extra help on the farm, and I was happy to have another person
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