Receiving Grace

Finally got my paperwork back from the BLM this past Monday. I talked with Mona over the weekend and she has agreed to haul Grace up to us on this coming Sunday. Mona told me that Grace is leading better and is pretty good about picking up her feet. She's mostly over the nipping stage as well. She's also gotten a lot bigger than the last time we've seen her too.

This morning I was talking to a neighbor and she was telling me that we're supposed to get a doozy of a snowstorm on Sunday - possibly a foot or more. I've not been able to confirm that with any of the online weather places yet so stay tuned for more info as it becomes available. Hopefully we'll be able to get her but if the weather's bad, it might have to wait. She's about an hour and a half away, so its not a short trip and would be much worse in the snow.

While reading The Beginning Farmer's Blog the other day, I came across the following quote.

"As an entrepreneur I learned that you can commit yourself to a strategy if you burn the bridge behind you. Then you have to make it work." - Tim Young

Ethan, the owner of that blog was interviewing the owners of Nature's Harmony Farm. You can read the blog entry containing this quote on "Nature's Harmony Farm Q&A - Part 3" here. The owners of this farm quit Corporate America to live a simpler life closer to nature. They're setting their farm up to most closely mimic nature with grazing rotation, animal care, etc.

"Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged by the size of the task, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you."
1 Chronicles 28:20