Faith Family & Beef

Are They Pregnant?

After breeding season the question is always, "are they pregnant?" We spent Monday this week preg checking our herd and found out which cows were pregnant, which cows were not, and how well the the bulls did their job. When we preg check, we use ultrasound technology to look for signs that the ... READ the POST

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

In my garden this summer, I grew one pumpkin plant and one butternut squash plant. Since harvest, I've been giving out complimentary butternut squash to everyone who comes to visit. We had all of the kids that live on our road (there are sixteen kids from five families) over to carve pumpkins. And ... READ the POST

Do the Self Breast Exam

One day, I was doing the ultrasound. The next day, I was the one having the ultrasound. One day, we helped our neighbor (and co-worker) preg check his herd of cows. When we preg check, we use ultrasound technology to look for signs that the cow is pregnant. An obvious sign is the presence of a ... READ the POST

Please, friends, take this as your friendly reminder to do those self breast exams. Schedule that pap. Get to know your body. And be proactive with your health.

Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

You know what makes spaghetti less boring and a little more likely that you kids will eat it? Meatballs. At least that seems to be the case with my kids. If I make spaghetti with traditional meat sauce or just marinara, my kids will only eat noodles 99.7 percent of the time. But if I make ... READ the POST

Repeating Messages

I pay attention to repeating messages - the same verse that seems to show up everywhere, friends saying eerily similar things in completely different conversations, the random things that pop up in day-to-day life that somehow all relate back to something that's been weighing on my heart and mind. ... READ the POST

Moving Cows + Feeding Calves in the Cold

It decided to get cold last week. And by cold, I mean freeze your face frigid. Thankfully, it only stuck around a few days, but we still had to be out in it moving cows and feeding calves. This week's vlog features me moving cows in sub-zero wind chills, caking calves (also in sub-zero wind ... READ the POST

It decided to get cold last week. And by cold, I mean freeze your face frigid. Thankfully, it only stuck around a few days, but we still had to be out in it moving cows and feeding calves.