2026 — Grit, Grace & the Road Ahead There’s something about the quiet of a new year that feels holy. The calendar flips. The dust settles. And we stand at the edge of a dirt road once again—boots on, hands open, hearts a little weathered, but willing. 2025 was hard. Not the kind of hard […]

“I Never Win Anything…” I joke all the time that I never win anything. So the other day at the sale barn, they were celebrating Christmas with lunch from F&T Livestock—and let me just say, it was so good. One of those small-town, full-belly, everybody-gathered-around moments that feel like home. Earlier, Jason had asked if […]

Sunday at the Crossroads Sundays are supposed to be rest days.A pause.A breath.A holy exhale before the week begins again. So why does Sunday so often feel like the most exhausting day of all? By the time the sky turns colors like this—soft pinks and quiet golds stretching across the dirt road—we’re already tired. Not […]

Chronicles of Kayla Calm & Chaos Some mornings feel calm. Some days feel like complete chaos. And most days on the farm somehow manage to be both — all before noon. This photo was taken during one of those in-between moments. Cattle lined up at the bunk, heads down, quietly doing what they do every […]

Life Lessons Brought to you at the Sale Barn By Chronicles of Kayla There’s a certain smell, a certain hum, a certain heartbeat you only find at a sale barn. It’s the mix of fresh sawdust, hot coffee, diesel pickups, and decades of knowledge rolled into one dusty, echoing building. It’s where cattlemen — and […]

“When 40-hour weeks seemed long…”

I used to think an 8–5 was exhausting — until I traded a climate-controlled office for frozen eyelashes, 4 a.m. mornings, and farm chores that don’t stop for weekends or snowstorms.

I went from finance to full-time farmer… and somehow this “ALOT” feels lighter than any office job ever did.

The trade-offs? Hard.
The purpose? Holy.
The peace? Worth every frozen breath.

God’s timing > my plans. Always. 🤍

There’s something about stepping into December that feels a little like walking into a storm and a sanctuary at the same time. The air gets colder, the lists get longer, the days get shorter, and suddenly the world is shouting hustle while our hearts whisper slow down. But friend… we weren’t built for the madness […]

Sometimes life goes HAYwire… and honestly? It feels like God is gently nudging—sometimes pushing—me down a different path than the one I planned. My website and blog have been through so many stages over the years. Versions. Revisions. Re-starts. Rebuilds. And to be completely honest? It’s been a real pain in the butt. A holy, […]

There’s a phrase that gets tossed around a lot once you step into this life: “farmer time.”It’s not on a clock.It’s not in a planner.And it absolutely doesn’t care that I’m a Type A, color-coded, “tell me the plan” kind of person. I used to think if I prepared well enough, planned far enough ahead, […]

 Happy Thanksgiving 2025! Thankfulness hits a little deeper this year. Maybe it’s the way the sun has been settlely across the fields… Maybe it’s the quiet moments before the house wakes up… Or maybe it’s simply because when you look back at the last twelve months, you realize how much God has carried you through. […]