Farm happenings
Again, it's been very quiet here. The farmhouse "big kitchen" had a mini makeover and now includes the color "barn red". Between that and the ambience my Christmas tree is producing, this is the warmest, coziest house I've ever been in. Polar vortex coming next week? I'll believe it when I see it. I'm to the point where worrying about a bad winter out here is such a burden. And truly I'm not going to put my trust into a media weatherman. If they're so great, why didn't they predict the horrific winter we had last year? So we prepare by trusting a God who creates the weather, and just being wise in our choices.
I've stopped fretting over the chickens and the cold. Doug fixed their windows so there is no longer any drafts blowing in. After reading my friend Jons farm update, I'm confident the chickens will do ok in the coop. They're much more resilient than I've given them credit for apparently.
Bethel and velvet the calf are doing well. She's been in during wet and windy weather. That little shed turned barn, is another one of the coziest places I've ever been in. The smell of pine shavings mixed with cow is heavenly. I long for the quiet mornings of heading out there in the dark, with the sun peeking over the horizon at me. The quiet swishing of milk in a bucket, a baby calf in the pen next to me, and resting my head on bethels big warm belly with forever thanksgiving for the gifts she's given us.
Heaven...
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