One year ago this month I decided I wanted to make a business out of raising beef cattle.
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“A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
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I had no experience in farming, barely spent any time outdoors, and would have been voted “least likely to touch an animal” by anyone who knew me in person.
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But I looked out my window and couldn’t move past the desire to convert 30 acres of grass into quality meat.
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Under one condition: it could NOT be sheep. I watched sheep live on my family’s property for 2 years and wanted nothing to do with them.
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But as I pursued an education in beef cattle, I discovered this neat concept called rotational grazing.
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In preparation for buying my beeves, I wanted to see if I could manage a rotational grazing program… So I asked my parents if I could practice on their sheep.
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One year later, I now own the flock I wanted nothing to do with… and I’m loving it.
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It’s mostly about sheep around here, but tonight I wanted to pause and commemorate the beef cattle that turned me into a shepherdess.
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I am so grateful for the way the Lord used them to direct my steps. 🐂
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-the Shepherdess
