3 P's of Farming and Me

PURPOSE
I have heard for a lifetime that we were all created with and for a PURPOSE............well that is easier said than figured out, because sometimes it may take a lifetime to figure out our purpose.  It wasn't quite a lifetime but it took many years for me to see where God had led me.
 1.  A mother...........not just the ability to give birth to my 2 blood children but the motherly ability to love those that need the unconditional love of others.  The ability to reason and nurture the ones that I work with.
2.  A wife......because its learning to join or unite with another person that believes in what I do and where we shall serve.
3.  A farmer...........taken in consideration #1 + #2 yes you get a living......or choice of life.  I believe all these together have given me the opportunity to build the living where we work the land, care for the animals he created and feed his people not just by mouth but by deed!

PASSION
If you have followed any of my blog you will know that I am a 1ST GENERATION FARMER !! At times in my life I thought we were crazy to keep pursuing a dream that is costly and so physically and mentally challenging. But a spark was lit years ago and the fire continues to burn brighter and longer each and every day.
"You will never make it.....You do not have the finances to start or grow such a business......You can never touch so many people by being a farmer."  Just as cruel as it was then when I heard those words....it still is today.......BUT that spark lit the fire beneath 2 young, you will never make it off love hearts......that continues to oil the fire that passions my soul!!
It is the individuals that criticize you that can make you stronger!!
1.  The mother in me that would stay up long hours to make sure a calf made it thru the night......the mother in me leaves the house in the middle of the night to tend to a sick worker who needs medicine....the mother in me takes care of the flock by day and night.....the job has never clocked in hours. Its the idea that watching every animal like my child......will nourish from the care.
2. The wife in me makes sure the work is complete at home and on the farm so that the table can be used......the wife in me listens in the wind and watches with her heart to see where I am needed most!
3.The farmer in me delights in the smiles from families that I know are able to eat and from the seed that is planted.............watered, sheltered and harvested because we know no different.
Not just the occupation as a farmer but also the biblical meaning of farming when God said "the Harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few."  Learning to sow a seed spiritually.....educating and being a joy to someone who needs you!

PRIDE
Pride in the bible I understand is a sinful thing, so before you assume..... listen to my meaning....
The Pride that ignites me.....inspires me.....makes me better.
It is the self respect, hard work that I have personal worth to make a difference and learned to be humble. It is my hands that have been left to his decision in where to take me next.....

For it's the "hands in the dirt, hearts at work" for it's the 3 P's of the world that made me."  The friends that have shared in my endeavors and understand our passion and the family that keeps us stable!  For if no one reads my blog I know that one person will.....thank you Grama.....