If you have followed me very long especially on Facebook,
you have heard about Leontien. Sadly,
last week, she lost her battle with cancer.
Yesterday, her Facebook page requested for 34 random acts of kindness blog
posts on their Facebook page, Love for Leontein, for today what would have been
her 34th birthday.
I knew exactly what/who I wanted to contact. The Farmer and I contacted Miss Gayle from S-Wheat Farm Life about her dinners she holds on her farm each year. I love seeing her videos from her farm and
learning about how they farm in Idaho.
Yes, farming in Idaho is different than farming in Kansas. We both raise wheat, but we sure don’t raise
Garbanzo beans.
Gayle’s daughter tragically lost her husband 2 months
after their wedding. Gayle has put her
blog aside until spring to help her daughter and family heal. The Farmer asked me just last week if I had heard
from her and told me that I should send her a note that we were thinking of her,
so I can’t take credit for the idea.
If you read Gayle’s post you will see that she explains
perfectly that while tragedies occur, life on a farm must go on EVERYDAY. Just as Leontien’s family is grieving there
are still cows that need milked multiple times a day and baby calves that need
fed.
I sent Gayle a message this morning letting her know that we
missed her posts and that we’d be thinking about them and sending our prayers
their way. I did get a response from her
this morning. She thanked me and said
days are slowly getting better and the sun shines a little brighter every
day. She also gave me some words of encouragement
on my blog and to continue to think about having a dinner on our farm. I love how an act of kindness always has a
way of brightening your day.
Have a great day everyone and feel free to add your own
Random Act of Kindness to the Love for Leontien Page.
-A Kansas Farm Mom
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This is very interesting...... just before Christmas, I began turning over the idea in my head and bouncing it off of Neil about having an "open table" night on our farm..... I don't believe in coincidences. How about you?
ReplyDeleteWe may need to talk. The 3 operations that we are involved in were certainly give a broad view of ag in the area!
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear about Leontein! So sad.
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Wow! I sure didn't expect to be featured. Thank you!
DeleteI'm so sorry to hear of your loss...May you find comfort in your memories as the days move on... You MUST do dinner on your farm...
ReplyDeleteI say YES! go for it!
Thanks for your kind words. I think we are getting closer to convincing ourselves that we need to do a dinner on the farm. I may need to have my head examined for taking on yet another project. lol
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