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I’ve been a hoardy hoarder. 😬 I’ve been do

I’ve been a hoardy hoarder. 😬

I’ve been doing that thing I do where I hold things back in the name of humility, but really what I’m doing is pridefully hoarding His goodness away from others.

So here’s a bit of a life update…

Back in July, @casskjohn and I launched our podcast (@typeitoutpodcast) all about the enneagram. And it’s really good.

Last week, I traveled to San Antonio with @beefitswhatsfordinner for a ranch immersion experience alongside 15 other ag and food bloggers. More to come on this later, but I got to see my good friends @brandibuzzard and @theallikelley and met lots of new friends too.

Right after San Antonio was Golden. I had the honor of sitting next to @nataliekovarik and her team of amazing coaches (@thisfarmwife @baileyvantassel @byashleymachado) and pour into the women (and surprise @thegratefulfarmwife) at her #RuralRooted retreat.

I just found out, I’ll be workshopping the enneagram with Cultivating Courage by @farmwifeguru in February.

There are exciting things coming to Shop FFB in the near future.

I’ve had the love of my favorite human, who supports me in my crazy dreams, and the three incredible humans we made.

And none of any of this would be possible without God - the One who loves us and makes all things possible.

Now it’s your turn, tell me something good that maybe you’ve been hoarding away. 👇🏻

📷 @the.happytrailsco

#ranchlife #ranchher #ranchmom #ruralamerica #ruralliving #smallbusinesslife #enneagram #jesusgirl #jesusgirlsinbusiness

Word of the day – stockmanship. #sponsored. no

Word of the day – stockmanship. #sponsored.

noun
stock • man • ship

Definition of stockmanship
1 :the art and science of handling livestock in a safe, effective, low-stress manner based on a deep understanding of livestock behaviors and natural instincts.

Stockmanship is the most used skill here on the ranch. I mean, we use it literally every day. It also may well be the least talked about part of ranching and raising beef, hence it being the word of the day.

The truth is it’s not just the most used, but also one of the most important skills we use. The way we read, understand, communicate with, and handle our cattle trickles down to everything from animal health to range management and everything in between.

Having a firm grasp of cattle behavior allows us to understand their body language and communicate with them in a way they understand, which helps us keep their stress level (as well as ours) low every time we are with them or handle them.

With good stockmanship, the result is cattle that don’t mind us driving, riding, or walking through them to get a good look at them during herd health checks. They’re willing to flow smoothly through handling facilities when it’s time for routine vaccinations that help prevent disease. And they move easily over the hills and through the gate to fresh pasture, which keeps our range healthy. Healthy range results in increased carbon sequestration as well as better nutrition for our cattle.

Good stockmanship truly is the firm foundation on which sustainability is built.

Did you know what stockmanship was or how important it is before today? Let me know below.

(also, see my stories today to see some cattle behavior and what it means)

📷 @laurajohnson.photography

#BeefItsWhatsforDinner #NicelyDone #BeefFarmersandRanchers #BeefSustainability #ranching #ranchlife #lifeontheranch #stockmanship #ranchlifestyle #cattleranch

I call this the series “pick a sticker and snap,

I call this the series “pick a sticker and snap,” inspired by the bend and snap from Legally Blonde. Except, instead of dropping a pen, I’m actually picking sandburrs out of my pant legs.

#iykyk

(photos are in backward order 😂)

📷 @the.happytrailsco

#ranchlife #ranchher #ranchmom #ruralamerica #ruralphotography #ruralliving #cattletales #cattlemen #nebraskabeef #ranchfamily #ranching #ranchinglife

I was a 17-year-old high-school senior when it hap

I was a 17-year-old high-school senior when it happened . . .

Right before school started, a friend and I were across the street from school picking up a pair of shoes at another friend’s house. The TV was on and we watched as the first plane hit.

My first thought was “how did this happen, did the pilot fall asleep?!” But a few short minutes after we got back over to school we realized, it wasn’t an accident.

The second plane hit and we knew we were under attack.

The rest of the day we were glued to TVs at school watching as the third plane hit the Pentagon and the fourth went down in Pennsylvania. As we waited and wondered when the next hit was going to come, the images, events, and feelings of that day were being seared in our minds and etched in our memories.

We had no classes that day. We just watched the coverage of what was going on in our country.

After school, we drove every vehicle we had in and filled up with gas, as did almost everyone else. What was going to happen? Would there be more attacks? Would there be a fuel shortage the next day like everyone was saying?

We just didn’t know.

That Tuesday, we prayed. We called family. We made the correlation between the date 9/11 and our emergency response number 911. Some signed yearbooks with, “holy sh*t some crazy a$$hole just flew a plane into the World Trade Center.”

And on that Wednesday, we woke up a nation battered, bruised, still scared, but a nation united like I’d never seen in my 17 years and haven’t seen since.

Yesterday hit different than any of the other anniversaries.

I ugly cried no less than twice. That day kept replaying in my mind. It’s a strange feeling - the intense sadness over what happened and for the lives lost while simultaneously feeling so much gratitude for the heroic measures taken.

I don’t know if it was the time of the month, the recent happenings in the world right now, or my deep longing for unity like we had the day after. But yesterday hit different.

I felt inspired by @kristensawdust to recount my memories of that day and my feelings from yesterday. And I encourage you to do the same, so we #NeverForget.

Serious question - auto gate or cattle guard? (al

Serious question - auto gate or cattle guard?

(also, peep the new Sandhills Roads hoodie now available in Shop FFB and the new color awesomely honest hat that will be tomorrow)

📷 @the.happytrailsco

#thegoodlife #nebraska #sandhills #ruralamerica #rurallife #ruralliving #ruralroute #ranchlife #ranching

Things feel heavy right now. The world seems dark.

Things feel heavy right now. The world seems dark. And if you’re like me you feel like you should do something, say something.

You feel the pressure of others begging you to jump into action to get loud and use your voice. But you can’t find the words and you don’t know what to do.

I’m right there with you, friend.

I’m also here to remind you that pray is a verb and prayer an action. You don’t have to get loud. You need not even whisper. He knows our hearts. He hears our prayers. And He has the power to change things.

📷 @kassidymcconville

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Got flush with panic and recited this little ditty

Got flush with panic and recited this little ditty earlier today.

Did I close the gate?
Yes, I did.
But I don't remember.
I better go back.
I knew it! I closed it.

- a rancher’s poem

📷 @the.happytrailsco

(poem inspired by @bunandleggings)

#ranchlife #ranchher #ranching #ruralamerica #ruralphotography #ruralliving #cattletales #cattlemen #ranchfamily #ranching #ranchinglife

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