July 2025

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  July 12, 2025

  Farm Journal. Year 6, Day 308

  Two Worlds, One Heart Tomorrow, I leave for a work trip. Bags to pack. Meetings to prep for. Agendas to lead. It’s part of the career I’ve built and the role I’m proud to hold. But tonight, I’m walking fence lines with my husband. Listening to the bees hum in the garden. Watching the girls…

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  July 8, 2025

  Farm Journal, Day 2494

  Heifers in Training: What We Watch for in Future Mamas Our oldest son, Nate, came to visit this week. Between catching up and swapping stories, Tom took him out to the heifer pen — not just to check cows, but to show off a little. It’s been a few years since Nate moved out, and…

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  July 6, 2025

  Farm Journal, Day 2491

  This year’s garden started late—thanks mostly to the rain, which didn’t seem to get the memo that spring was over. Even with the late start, things are finally settling in.