Lessons learned from making the move

Lessons learned from making the move

We made the move to Base Camp. Been here about two weeks. Not settled in yet. Rained the first week. Out of town last week. Grass knee high in most places. Higher in some. Tractor won’t start. Need to get that figured out. Need to move some cattle in. Need to make the perimeter fence secure. Need to finish unpacking boxes. Need to… Need to… And on and on the list goes. And I am beyond grateful to be here… Heather and I are dreamers. We’re explorers. We’re tryers. Trying and failing go hand in hand. And therefore, sure, we’re…
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Thoughts about the DOE’s proposal to rescind protections for religious student groups on campus

When I first heard about the Department of Education's new proposed regulations rescinding its prior rule from 2020, which required public universities to give religious student organizations the same benefits given to other student organizations, not treating them differently due to their religious beliefs or leadership standards, I was a bit panicked. That panic was quickly replaced with sorrow. But not before a range of other emotions including fear and even anger. I wish I could say that I am always full of peace. But I’m not. Anxiety is real. I know because (please don’t tell anyone :)) I battle…
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Raising Livestock and Shooting Doves off the Back Porch

Raising Livestock and Shooting Doves off the Back Porch

Have you ever come out of the house early in the morning with dew on the grass, a nip in the air, and a job of work to do that you know will be hard but you want to do anyway? A job not unlike what your great grandpa might have done, or his great grandpa before him? A job that connects you with the land and the cattle that depend on it, for their very existence? Not many do. And fewer and fewer will as time goes on. I have, in a small way. It’s what led me to…
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