Raise your hand if you’re as excited as I am about seeing all our @thedxranch babies? . Two of my mares will be having theirs sometime between May 3 and May 18. The others will be about a month behind. . It’ll be like Christmas all over again! . #ranchlife #2024foals #gimmeallthebabyhorses #thedxranch (at Ducheneaux Quarter Horses) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXE28tu3Ho/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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This charming church, built in 1854 in rural Oregon, was where my father became a pastor in his senior years to our close-knit community of farmers & ranchers. No one cared what denomination people adhered to or how they voted. What we cared about was praying for each other, being there for each other, and lifting up one another in faith & grace. We put on original plays for Christmas & Easter, held Harvest Festivals, and entered children on floats in the nearby Lamb Parade. We put out wildfires on each other’s farms, delivered each other’s calves & brought in hay bales before thunderstorms, never forgetting to make meals & visit the sick or lonely. We only passed a donation plate for those in need, not to pad the coffers of distant corporations. But most of all, we LOVED. We laughed & cried with those we loved & welcomed anyone who wanted to experience that love. Maybe it’s time for modern churches to remember such values that linger in the heart long after the torrents of dogma & politics wane. Love is what remains. 💛 🌈☀️
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My friends are a little safer the past two nights. 🐝🍯🐝 We had pretty large black bear show up for a midnight snack the other day, and caused a ruckus with these otherwise very peaceful bees. He tried to come back for a second round of easy treats, but up went a three strand electric trying to protect the hives. It’s seemed to work, a little zap, and a little harassment. The cows and horses showed up with true herd mentality and tried to scare him off. He camped out up a tree and must’ve decided to pick on someone else, a little more venerable. #ranchlife #windriverrange #beekeeping #honey #lovethelifeyoulead https://www.instagram.com/p/Chuto7GOhRL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Hope spring is really coming up soon. I'm tired of all these cold rainy and windy days 😜 What about you? #rurallife #ranchlife #ranching #countrymusic #countryliving https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLymZOq8Fk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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16:55 PM - chores at Solis Ranch
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