March 26, 2017
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Have I questioned the logic behind giving up a secure job to invest in my dream while we continue to service our farm mortgage? More times than I could count....when you’re toiling away on your own, even your strengths...look like weaknesses.
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March 08, 2017
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She might have taught my brothers how to bowl a cricket ball, helped me research for debates... and risked her life teaching us to drive. But more than anything she taught us the value of hard work and that you can be anything you want to be.
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March 02, 2017
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...Juggling being a working mum is hard! It's very important to me to make sure the business doesn't interfere with family life... I keep it manageable so...I can still do canteen ... sports... and school assemblies. Kids are only little for a short time!..
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February 23, 2017
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It was extremely hard for me because I was nursing him, running into town every day to have his dressings changed and trying to watch the farm. I had a certain spot...where I’d go to have a little cry before I’d pull myself together again...
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February 10, 2017
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...Working with juvenile boys who had trouble with authority was certainly confronting... “The first thing I would do is pick the horse’s back foot up or stick my hand in it’s mouth and the kids would be really intrigued that I still had ten fingers…It made them want to be able to do that. I found the process really rewarding...
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January 18, 2017
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... The stars twinkle brighter; the sun sets slower and even howling winds seem to soothe the soul. Red dirt, dust and dead grass, the most unassuming of things, are strikingly beautiful. Your perspective changes; weeds become wildflowers. Time slows. ...
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