In 2018, we learned a farm near my husband’s grandfather’s ranch was for sale. One last-minute plane ride and a long weekend in Missouri and I knew that ranch would be our forever home.
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How Are the Bees? During one of our regular check-ins with Tom’s Aunt Cindy, she paused mid-conversation, right in the middle of catching up on family and weather, and asked, “How are the bees?” It’s a question we hear a lot. Not just from Cindy.…
Keep readingSeven Years on the Ranch On September 10, 2018, we left behind a suburban cul-de-sac and took a leap of faith into 141 acres of pasture, timber, and possibility. We didn’t know all the lessons we were about to learn. We didn’t know how many…
Keep readingThings We’ve Fixed This Summer (and Things We Still Need To) This summer, we’ve poured concrete, patched pens, tightened fence lines, replaced mower blades, and rebuilt a busted gate. And yet—this morning at sunrise—we got a phone call: “Hey, do y’all have four yearling bulls…
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