November 2025
Welcome to C&J Homestead.
Summer heat has been replaced with the cool winds of autumn.
The firewood is stacked, and the wood stoves are ready to go work.
The farmhouse is being transformed into a Christmas wonderland.
With all the business of the farm, sometimes you forget to take a moment to enjoy it.
The other night, Cowboy and I walked our back pasture together checking on fences.
Truly, a rare moment. But in that moment, a deeper connection, not just to each other, but to the land we steward and a beautiful conversation with God.
These are the moments to cherish and to create more of them!
It’s so easy to get caught up in, divide and conquer, to get it done, that we fail to stop, to pause and take a moment or moments to truly connect, no phones, no noise, no immediate job to get done, just enjoy.
Just a couple days ago, I chose to push back on my endless to do list and spent a few moments in the barn grooming the horses after our farrier left. It was relaxing and rewarding.
Amazingly, all the items of the day got done.
It’s a lesson, in which, I am a continuous student. (I think we all are.)
As one season winds down, and another unfolds, the to do lists will always be there.
It will always grow. Even now, my to do list is growing, as I look ahead to expecting calves at Christmas, lambing starts in March and I am planning next year’s garden.
No matter where you live or what you do, life gets busy.
Stop. Create opportunities to pause. Create opportunities to connect. Create opportunities to reflect on what God has given you to steward.
The reward is priceless.
Until next time,
Farmgirl Jo
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