Patience, Progress, and Ranch Stewardship
#bfrdpwy #aginternship #RightRisk
This week covered a little bit of everything. I finished fencing the remainder of the BLM pasture, which meant spending a long day covering country on the four-wheeler. Since sick numbers were high I stuck to the dart gun again, though it’s not as exalted, for pneumonia and pink eye, fixed and welded a broken trough, replaced hydraulic lines on an old International tractor, filled pivot tracks, hauled hay off the fields, and put in a new H-brace without an auger. It was one of those weeks where every day brought a different challenge, but that is part of what makes ranching enjoyable.
This week made me think about patience. Almost none of the work on a ranch produces immediate results. A treated calf still needs time to recover, a new corner proves itself years later, and hay put up today will not feed cattle until winter. Even watering grass takes time before the results can be seen. Ranching reminds me that worthwhile things usually grow slowly. My responsibility is to do today’s work faithfully and trust God with what comes from it.
CLICK the image to view the video
One thing I would challenge is the idea that progress should always be measured by what can be seen at the end of the day. Some of the most valuable work is preparing for something that may not happen for months. Building a good fence, repairing machinery correctly, or putting up hay may not seem exciting, but those jobs make it possible for everything else to succeed later. Looking back, I think learning to value long-term thinking is one of the greatest lessons ranching has to offer.
As the internship ends, there is still a great deal that I do not know, but that brings an opportunity to learn over your entire lifetime so you can teach later. My goal is to continue learning from the people around me, work with gratitude for the opportunities I have been given, and become the kind of rancher who can be trusted with both stewardship and people.
Submitted by: Jace_Miller
Edits by: GrowinG Internship Team
