Happy Birthday to My Farmer

I have always loved this photo.  I took it a few years ago while we were out in a field that had just been planted.  We were down in the dirt counting green bean seeds to check the planting rate and I remember looking over at Matt as we both were kneeling down, and being thankful to have him out there with me.  I wasn’t sure how I got so lucky, I’m still not, but I’m reminded often that I am.

And today just so happens to be this great guy’s birthday!  And while it might seem like just another day on the farm, I wanted to share something special on here, because as real life happens, we don’t say all the good stuff enough.  My farmer is the one who gets to (has to) be there when I can’t (usually because of our growing family).  He works tirelessly at the weather’s beck and call, yes…even on Sundays.  He takes risks alongside me as we make decisions that will effect our success and ultimately our livelihood.  I can’t imagine what my life would be like without this man, and I can’t imagine our farm without him either.

Although now that I think about it, he might be able to…I think it would probably involve a lot more fishing and hunting (sorry babe!).  Plus I have to be honest here, farming together isn’t always perfect moments of bumper crops, slam dunks and sunshine (especially this year!), and we are together very literally all the time, no really, ALL. THE. TIME.  Sometimes it’s tough, but we are doing it, we are working together, sometimes with trial and error and a few (or a lot of) deep breaths.   But I’ll give him credit, he’s my rock when I get (very rarely obviously) all wound up about this that or the other.  I can’t thank him enough for that.

He’s also a great dad, who loves his boys with a love that is unwavering.  We are finding that we are lucky….every single day….to get to do what we love with who we love.  So today happy birthday to my one and only.  You’re a great friend, my solid ground, an incredible dad, wonderful husband….and as it turns out, almost as good of a farmer as me (wink wink). And cheers to another wonderful year of hanging out in the fields, inevitably covered in dirt, with our little farming family!

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I'm a nut and grass farmer, EMT, Firefighter, and world traveler. I love a good laugh and a great adventure! View all posts by Nuttygrass