Country Life Farms

08/15/2024

I HAD A DREAM
Last night, I had a dream you came down from heaven to say, “Please don’t worry about me, as you see I’m doing okay.”

Last night I had a dream I was holding you so tight. You looked at me and gave a smile, and then you were gone from my sight.

Last night I had a dream that you came back home to me. But when I awoke in the cruel light of day, it wasn’t meant to be.

Last night I had a dream that you were far away. Up amongst the brightest stars, the clouds and the Milky Way.

I realise now as the days go by, when I want to see you I look up to the sky. I look up towards the heavens where your star shines so bright. Goodnight my sweet darling… SLEEP WELL IN HEAVEN TONIGHT.

08/15/2024

Sometimes, the waves of life can feel overwhelming, but remember that the tide always turns.

I've had days where it felt like everything was crashing down at once, and all I could do was keep my head above water. But those moments taught me resilience. They reminded me that it's okay to pause, to breathe, and to trust that better days are coming.

Let’s all remind ourselves today: It’s okay to take it slow, and it’s okay to just be.

08/14/2024

08/13/2024

08/09/2024

3 adult females 2 female puppies and 3 boy puppies
Looking for their furever home! Call or text 615-517-9776 for more info
Also have 2 border collie/great Pyrenees cross adult dogs looking for furever home they were our farm doys the girl is fixed the boy is not these need to stay together and they r free to a good home

08/03/2024

🩵 My father once said,

"If they hurt you, forgive them, but, don't ever forget what they have done to you".

And it has always been a reminder to me everytime I meet someone and know them. But sometimes, it gets tiring. It's frustrating when you show them kindness but only get pain in return. It's sad when you admire them for who they are, but they're busy backstabbing you.

So one time, I asked my father,

"Father, do they deserve my forgiveness?"

He smiled and closed the newspaper he was reading. It has been part of his morning routine-- checking the mail box for something to read.

"Child, everyone deserves to be forgiven. If they did it once, they deserve it. If they did it twice, give them another chance. But, if they did it thrice, then that forgiveness and chance shall be given to yourself".

I had a huge invisible question mark on my face and my eyes screamed confusion. My father noticed it and laughed at me. He then gave me a candy and clasped both of my hands.

"Forgive yourself for believing in them, only to get disappointed. Forgive yourself for trusting too much. Forgive yourself for risking another chance for you thought it's for the better. And honey, give yourself a chance to be free. Free from hatred and revenge, and, freedom from your past".

The next morning, I saw him in front of my mother, crying. He was betrayed by his friend of ten years. And when I asked him if he now hates his buddy, he only smiled and shook his head.

"My heart doesn't have a space for hatred. I don't deserve to suffer from it. I have forgiven him, but it doesn't mean I have forgotten what he did. So the next time he will see me smiling despite of what had happened, he will know by then who suffered more between us two".

Wiping his tears with his favorite handkerchief, which I gave to him as a birthday present, he added,

"You know what's the best thing to give to someone who hurt you? It's for them to see you living a better life after what they did to you. Honey, we only live once, so you don't need to waste time for people who once left a scar in your heart. Let them see what they have lost. Let them know how they helped you in a good way"

And there I realized, if it wasn't for his words, I guess until now,
I'd still be haunted by things that weren't my fault at all."

08/02/2024

It’s better to keep it humble and keep your mouth closed.

Because the truth is, it could happen to you.

Whatever it is.

It could happen to you.

You could mess up.

Your child could mess up.

Your spouse could mess up.

And none of us know how we’ll respond until we’re actually in that situation ourselves. We just don’t. We don’t know how we’ll feel. We don’t know how we’ll respond. Looking at a storm from the outside is always different than standing in the middle as the rains and the winds beat down on you.

You could be the talk of the town.

You could be the one who’s getting judged.

You could be the one to disappoint.

Addiction.

Divorce.

Bankruptcy.

Scandal.

Mental health problems.

None of us are so good, so mighty, so perfect that we’re immune.

So it’s better to keep it humble.

Keep your mouth closed.

And just pray for them with the same amount of grace you would want to be given to you.

Because the truth is, it could happen to you.

08/01/2024

If milk gets bad, it becomes yogurt. Yogurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns to cheese. Cheese is more valuable than both yoghurt and milk. And if grape juice turns sour, it transforms into wine, which is even more expensive than grape juice. You are not bad because you made mistakes. Mistakes are the experiences that make you more valuable as a person. Alexander Fleming’s mistake led him to invent Penicillin. Don’t let your mistakes get you down. It is not practice that makes perfect. It is mistakes we learn from that makes perfect!

07/31/2024

'Today I asked my body what she needed,
Which is a big deal
Considering my journey of
Not Really Asking That Much.

I thought she might need more water.
Or protein.
Or greens.
Or yoga.
Or supplements.
Or movement.

But as I stood in the shower
Reflecting on her stretch marks,
Her roundness where I would like flatness,
Her softness where I would like firmness,
All those conditioned wishes
That form a bundle of
Never-Quite-Right-Ness,

She whispered very gently:

Could you just love me like this?'

07/31/2024

I don't really feel like talking
I lost someone close to me
There are just some things
Your eyes cannot unsee

Excuse me if I am quiet
I don't have much to say
I haven't been the same
Not since that painful day

The world is too loud now
My heart cannot cope
It's broken, I'm afraid
And there is no antidote

So for now,
Home is where I'll stay
Attending to my heart
Safe and tucked away

07/30/2024

This is what grief is.
A hole ripped through the very fabric of your being.
The hole eventually heals along the jagged edges that remain. It may even shrink in size.
But that hole will always be there.
A piece of you always missing.
For where there is deep grief, there was great love.
Don’t be ashamed of your grief.
Don’t judge it.
Don’t suppress it.
Don’t rush it.
Rather, acknowledge it.
Lean into it.
Listen to it.
Feel it.
Sit with it.
Sit with the pain. And remember the love.
This is where the healing will begin.

07/29/2024

I missed you quietly today. So quietly that no one noticed.

I missed you as I climbed out of bed and as I brushed my teeth; when I waited at the lights on the drive into work and as I heard the rain outside my window.

I missed you as I ordered lunch and as I kicked off my shoes when I got home; as I switched off the lights and climbed into bed for the night.

I missed you without tears or noise or fanfare.
But oh how I felt it.

I felt it in the morning, at lunchtime, in the evening and at night. I felt it as I woke, as I waited, as I worked. I felt it at home, on the road, in the light, in the dark, in the rain.

I felt it in every one of those moments, each one sitting heavier and heavier as the weight of me missing you kept growing and growing.

Yes, I missed you so quietly today.

But I felt it so loudly.

07/26/2024

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face – I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.” “Grief is a most peculiar thing; we're so helpless in the face of it. It's like a window that will simply open of its own accord.

07/24/2024

Sixteen-year-old Robert Dale Broadrick was mowing the grass at his grandparents' home when the lawnmower tipped into a pond, trapping him underwater where he drowned.

07/19/2024

Toy aussie puppies ready to go!

07/04/2024

06/07/2024

Toy aussie babies born 2 boys 2 girls
Freya ~ Duke

05/20/2024

Toy aussie babies born to Luna~n~Duke 3 boys and 3 girls

05/19/2024

Are you familiar with the
“Let Them” theory?
I’ll tell you the more I grow the more I am okay with accepting the “Let Them” in my own life and relationships.
Even family can mistreat and disrespect you.

This is something that took me a very long time to learn. I used to tolerate a lot because I didn't want to lose people. I learned the hard way if they were really my people they would never treat me like that. Don't make the mistake of being so understanding and forgiving that you overlook the fact that you're being repeatedly disrespected.

Let them be upset.
Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you,
Let them ignore you.
Let them be "right."
Let them doubt you.
Let them not like you.
Let them not speak to you.
Let them run your name in the ground.
Let them make you out to be the villain.
Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!
Kindly step aside and LET THEM.

The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you. They just simply don't care. They did it knowing it could cause them to lose you. They did it anyway. People that love you care about how they make you feel.
The end.
Let them go.

There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they've done to you. Let them go.

The lack of respect was the closure. The lack of apology was the closure. The lack of care was the closure. The lack of acountability was the closure. The lack of honestly was the closure. Let them go.

Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up. Let them go.

You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege they have proven they can’t be trusted with. Let them go.

You don’t need to tell your side of the story. God already knows. Let God fight the battle for you. Let them go.

It’s taken me a long time to get here. Sleepless nights, countless tears, managing a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion and deep hurt. Lots of self reflection, self preservation, deep prayer and seeking wisdom from those much wiser than me.

If you are struggling with this please know you are not alone. We will never understand why hurt people hurt people. But we can do the hard work to grow ourselves. Because healed people do in fact heal people.

Don’t you dare let them steal your joy.
Don’t you dare let them steal your light.
Don’t you dare let them steal your peace.
You are in control of that.

Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t control.

Let them go.
🫶🏻

05/18/2024

TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY

To the woman who has lost her spark.

To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.

This is for you.

This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.

You didn’t sign up for that.

Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?

Throw caution to the wind?

Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.

You can get that back again.

You really can.

And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.

It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.

Being brave enough to stop sometimes.

And rest.

It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.

Some of that is good, some of that is not.

There are parts of you that need to be brought back.

And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.

So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.

04/11/2024

I am truly vertically challenged 🤪🤣🤣😂😂