Don't Mess With Me....I Was Raised On A Farm!

This is my typical day. Get up early, send my lovely husband off to work, start dinner first thing in the morning while I sip my strong cup of coffee, watch my cats chase each other around the couch and into the bedroom, get dressed to go to the farm, and work. This would be classified as the relaxing part of my day! 

After I have spent time with my horse, cleaned up after him, worked him, rode him, I get changed to go and do my four hour shift at work. I get home around 9 in the evening, have supper and talk with my husband about the day. 

It's a crazy schedule for me right now, plus I am also a student, working towards my Business Diploma. But I can do it all, I was raised on a farm, you see. I'm used to the early starts and working into the late nights. I'm so blessed that farm work taught me how to value time and efficiency. It also taught me that you have to do a quality job right to the very end of the day. It doesn't matter how tired you feel or how much you don't want to do it, you persevere anyways. 

I'm so blessed to also have such a sweet and caring husband, who is helping me go to school full time this autumn season, so I can finish my diploma quickly and get started on letting my dreams come true. I'm blessed to be able to work (even though it brings in very little) at a place that I love. It's a farm supply place, so whether at work or at play, I'm surrounded by the things that make me comfortable. I'm blessed to own a horse. Life lessons are taught through such magnificent creatures that you cannot learn from any book, course, or class. I'm also blessed by my two playful cats. They're much more fun (and wholesome) to watch than many of the things that are on TV! 

Our two cats watching the parking lot outside our condo.
Filly is on the left, and Colt is on the right. 

I believe that God loves an honest, hard worker. Both my husband and I fall into that category. We work hard to make other people's lives easier. The door to our house is always open. We believe the best way we can make an impact on other people's lives is through how we act and what we do.

My husband drives and operates tractors for a living. His days are long in the world of custom farm work. He's also Mr. Fix-It. Give him a wrench and a grease gun, and he will get it done for you! He is also my "bale boy." He brought me hay for my horses for years. That's how we met. He loves trucks, tractors, hard work and Jesus just as much as I do. We're starting small in our little condo, but we're looking forward to the future, and owning a bit of our own dirt one day. 

I think that I've covered most of the bases of our lives in this little introduction, but if by chance I've forgotten something, I'll add it in later! I'm hoping that this blog will help to leave a legacy in some small way, and show some truths to the others in our lives that we love so much. My next post won't be as weighted as this one. I'll get into some of the fun things that we do now that we're city dwellers!