04/28/2026
A little light reading of the Word this morning before the chaos of the day begins.
Yesterday I chatted with a woman I met some years back. Funny thing is, I didn’t actually meet her until a couple of years ago, but my husband met her first when delivering our Meishan pigs to her in Colorado. She bought a breeding pair and a barrow from us. That trip was a nightmare to put it mildly. My husband broke down several hours away from home in the mountains pulling a trailer of Meishan pigs across the country. He travels a good deal for work and sometimes I would employ him to deliver pigs along his route. I didn’t pay him enough and he quit lol, but now the kids and I road trip 🤣. Well, I had to rent a large Uhaul and go pick him up with some kids in tow and some the neighbor kept an eye on. Thankfully his truck was under warranty, but that made it take forever as he needed a new transmission. That meant that those that bought from us had to wait longer (they were all given the option of a full refund, but they all decided to stick out this storm with us).
So, husband finally gets back on the road with a new transmission. Snow storm coming through Colorado and drops these piglets off. These were the kindest of people! Late at night the my helped my husband with something going on with the trailer and on a trip where I was visiting my sister and delivering pigs I stopped in and saw the pigs & finally got to meet this wonderful couple. They’ve remained in my life as my friends, as my prayer warriors, as my inspiration, and my encouragement.
Yesterday she calls and says we need to talk pigs. We do. And then the conversation takes a turn where she said she was praying for me and further shared some things with me. Crazy part is that a few others had already shared this very similar thing with me saying I should take this path. It hit me like a freight train this AM when I’m reading my Bible and my morning devotions of how it’s supposed to be. WOW, God is good and works in mysterious ways for sure.
I have some local deliveries to make today and some farm pick ups to do. I’m supposed to be building out more cool stuff on the farm, but somewhere I’m going to find time in the day to put pen to paper and get this charted and get this started! I’m beyond excited. This chapter wasn’t expected at all, and yet here I am putting this together. It seriously combines so much of my life all in one place.
I’ve said this so many times. I don’t want a million friends. I don’t want to have so many people in my life just for a big guest list, I want those in my life that have traits I aspire to have in my own life. I want those people in my life that I can give to, and I can gain (not take) from. Those that show love that I can mimic, those that show compassion, patience, and grit when needed. Those that lead by example to follow God, to be a part of a good family & a good community. Those that are a driving force in the right direction. Those are the people I want to be surrounded by. I am not interested in the “candle blower outers.” The ones that take my oxygen and blow out my flame. The ones that think they need to dim my light to shine brighter. I’m beyond grateful to have this person in my corner, on my side, encouraging me, praying for me, and talking me through some of this life. I’m grateful for everyone like that in my life. I am lucky, blessed to have those people surrounding me in so many differing areas of my life. I get texts saying hey, read this article or check out this book, I get messages saying we’re praying for you & your family, people still to this day asking how my dad is doing, people supporting me beyond my wildest dreams in every walk of my life.
I genuinely wish everyone reading this today has their army of amazing people near and far. I hope if you don’t have them now is the time you start building them. Be that for them too! Be that person that builds them up, lets their candle shine bright, and prays for them in their darkest hours, but also just when you’re out mucking the barn you just randomly pray for them too.
