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Across the Fence:  God Made a Farm Wife!  |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2388 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2388 Posts |
 Posted - May 08 2013 : 7:14:07 PM
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My daughter shared this face book post with me tonight and I thought I would share it with all of you. It brought tears to my eyes and I had to chuckle with how very true it is.
For all my fellow farm wives....
So God Made a Farm Wife
by Heather deBoer
Then God looked down at the farmer and said he can’t do this on his own. So God made a farm wife.
God said I need someone who can put on the coffee, cook bacon and fry eggs just right, get the kids off to school, run to town for parts & groceries, then hurry home to get food on the table for anywhere between two or twenty hungry men who might show up for lunch- So God made a farm wife.
I need someone that doesn’t mind getting dirt under her fingernails, even if it’s just from doing the laundry, who knows how to get grease out of coveralls, to get cockleburs out of kid’s hair, how to warm a calf, hang a heat lamp over a box of chicks, and doesn’t mind the milk replacement powder sitting in the corner of the kitchen- So God made a farm wife.
I need someone who can feed her family for a year with no more than a couple packs of seeds, a plot of soil, and a pressure cooker, someone who’s worn hoe and tattered gloves speaks of their hours of use. I need someone who can feed an animal for a year, give it a name, care for it, love it, then load it in the trailer and haul it to the butcher to put in the freezer- so God made a farm wife.
God said I need someone who can make plans that will probably get cancelled , who understands when she gets tractor tires instead of diamonds on her anniversary, and can smile at the farmer and say ‘maybe next year.’ I need someone who doesn’t mind when a night out means supper on the tailgate watching the sunset over the back 40, and a romantic drive means checking the progress of the crops. I need someone who knows enough to plan weddings and babies around planting and harvest and can brace for whatever comes after she hears the farmer say ‘Honey, I’ve been thinking…’- so God made a farm wife.
God said I need someone who can balance a budget without a paycheck, who can cry tears over lost calves, plead to God for much needed rain, read the face of a man below layers of manure and grease, and know that even though he might never say it, he feels the pain and the glory, the pride and the defeat, the frustration and the triump, and that passion is not only for the farm, but for everything it means and the hope it represents- so God made a farm wife.
I need someone who can plant corn with little boys on the living room carpet and not take it to heart when she hears him say he likes his daddy best. Someone who smiles and sighs when she hears her little girl say she wants to marry a farmer just like Daddy, because she just know what that will mean- so God made a farm wife.
I need someone who can spot a cow calving going 50 down a back country road. I need someone who can labor at home until the milking is done, then delivery a baby holding the hand of a man who still smells of manure and the milking parlor. I need someone who swells with pride at the farmer’s calloused hands against the soft pink skin as he gently hold his newborn baby, and hears him whisper, “Guess we’re gonna have to buy some more land…”- so God made a farm wife.
Somebody who knows the farm is not just a job, but a life woven together by hard work, eternal faith, and a will stronger than any drought or storm. Who can trust the good Lord with the man she loves as he walks out that door every morning- so God made a farm wife.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
6424 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
6424 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 8:00:16 PM
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awwwwwwwwwwwwww that was beautiful!!
Imagine....#3392 |
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1936 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
1936 Posts |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 8:14:50 PM
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Sooooooooooooooo beautiful and I love it. Thanks for sharing.
Laurie
"Smile and be yourself everyday"
Country girl at heart
Laurie
Aprons and More by Laurie is on my FB page. www.facebook.com Aprons and More by Laurie/2487022
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - May 08 2013 : 9:19:29 PM
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 03:13:31 AM
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Love it!
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
985 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 04:15:55 AM
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He forgot to add drop everything at a moments notice to help with emergencies like break Downs at any given time.
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 04:25:01 AM
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Wonderful!
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farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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Posted - May 09 2013 : 07:05:12 AM
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I've already passed it on to a dear friend. Thank you.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 07:40:36 AM
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hit it right on the head, no truer words were spoken, thanks for the happy tears...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
14020 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
14020 Posts |
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3562 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3562 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 08:22:47 AM
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Beautifully said. I love it.
Farmgirl #5111
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
3259 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 4:26:58 PM
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Love that! Thank you so much for sharing- so true and very appropriate for Mothers Day1
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
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