Situational Inheritance

Do you ever wonder, "How did I get here?" No, I don't mean on earth. That's simple enough. God formed us in our mother's womb... in about nine months.... yeah, that's not what I mean. I have been thinking about this idea of looking at where we are like a Situational Inheritance... It may seem simple to you. It seems simple to me, now. Looked at objectively, I can describe my life as of today pretty well. We are here... Here is Base Camp. Here is Will at Harding. Here is Ben at TJC. Here is Sadie at home but…
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Tomorrow.

I look up from my journal and follow Daisy's gaze out the window. The sun is just starting to set. The fields are empty as the last steer is gone the way of steers. Families will be happy at the dinner table as a result. A new batch of young stuff will be here in a month or so. Hopefully. the grass will be back by then and there won't be a need for much hay. It's been cold, but today is warm. Daisy needs a job to do. The armadillo family that lives in the woods back of the…
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Daisy: 8 month report

Daisy: 8 month report

Daisy came to us as a breath of fresh air, as most puppies do. We were not in the market for a puppy. At all. It was late December when Heather met Daisy and texted me, "Need another heeler pup?" I guess I could have taken a little more time before replying, "No." Which was the clear answer. But the pictures kept coming with messages like, "I want this baby." An initial trip to a local vet and search for where she came from brought up no owners and a likely Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler)/Australian Shepherd mix, otherwise known…
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