He prepares a way
Five years ago, I thought I knew what my life should look like. I had a fairytale plan of my husband and I living on the ranch, stepping out in the morning to collect chicken eggs with my children in tow, making warm dinners as my hard working husband and kids settle in for the night. I thought I would be hands on ranching with my husband, checking fence and filling salt and mineral.
What I didn’t know five years ago was God had a lot more planned. As I have witnessed His detail and care of our lives over the last year and a half, I couldn’t be more happy with where our life is now. The Kadi five years ago, probably would have felt like she was unsuccessful, and dragging her feet through the mud. But thankfully, God didn’t tell me then what He has been telling me now, for I would have not seen the work that He does.
“I had this fairytale plan of my husband and I living on the ranch, stepping out in the morning to collect chicken eggs with my children in tow.”
It all seems clear to me now as I look back on the last year and a half, piecing the puzzle together. A little over a year ago, my husband and I had a hard conversation with his parents about succession planning and the ranch. We currently work for his folks, and they take great care of us. But like any young producer, we are excited to build on our own, and to have something to be proud of. These conversations which are still figuring their way out, has led to a lot of praying from each of us. And from my position they have gone a lot like,“Okay Lord, we will wait, your timing is perfect and we believe you have us here for a reason. In the margin Lord, I ask that you lead us through what your will for us is. I ask that we transition gracefully, I ask that you create a way financially for us to purchase the ranch, and I pray Lord that we hear and see you each step of the way.”
A few months later after sitting down with Peter’s parents, I met with a few friends who were also going through some of the same ranch transitions that we were. As we were talking it really stirred up this idea that regardless what the ranch is going through, family transitions, bad markets, sick cattle, little help and more work than can be accomplished, the list goes on and on - the obstacles will create our testimony. The Lord will develop our character through these things.
That is when Braided Branch then came about. I felt like the conversations I had with so many other ranch wives who were going through the same things, brought so much value, and so much opportunity to talk about how God works with such detail throughout our lives.
So here I go, planning posts for Instagram and Facebook, creating prayers, designing a website, a prayer journal, downloadable products, all while creating such special relationships with other women online. What I didn’t know was God was teaching me how to design content, format content and documents, develop relationships with the postal carriers, and have the courage to reach out to others.
Then along came the next chapter to the story.
……………………………………………………………………………………. continue reading on tomorrows blog.
