Shepherd’s Roost

09/14/2026

Tomorrow I start chemotherapy again. I will be going every day this week and then do 5 days at home on oral chemo. Not really an update I wanted to make but my biopsy didn’t come out as clear as we wanted and Doc says my cancer is coming back.

We have no real plan right now. I have another biopsy scheduled on October 1st. This will be my 16th since January. That’s a lot. Based on that one we will be making a firmer plan for me. Right now it’s going to be at least 6 months of chemo. 2 weeks a month.

Yes, I’m scared. I’m disappointed. I’m emotionally exhausted. I’ll be unavailable for a while dealing with this. That means if you message I might not get back to you in a timely manner or at all. I might be in chemo. I might be sick or resting. Just please don’t expect things from me I can’t give right now. If I’m able to respond I will. If not, I need to take care of me. You can always text Peter to check on me or see if he needs anything since he’s picking up all the slack. 423-557-1958

We are still working on the farm store. Just waiting for the electrician to get us wired up. I would love for you all to just wipe us out when we open as it looks like a lot more bills coming our way. 🤷‍♀️ It seems my life is expensive to live. Peter is working on a main list of items with pics and when that is done you can also text in orders and we can get them ready for you for pick up.

I’m keeping the faith as much as I can and asking for God’s hand in my healing. He’s sent me such a good team that really cares about me. My doctor calls me personally at least twice a week. I’ve got the best. So just send me and my team some warm thoughts and prayers that we find a way to really beat this. Thank you for being part of my journey this whole year. ❤️

08/23/2026

So everyone knows cancer is not cheap and Mama needs to make some money. No, I am NOT making a gofundme. lol. What we will be doing is opening a new larger farm store a couple of times a month thru the fall. Follow our farm page and I will post the dates and times on there. Some of the items we will have to offer are:
Canned vegetables
Canned soups
Dry mixes (spice mixes, dressing mixes, soup mixes, etc.)
Frozen vegetables
Jellies
Salsa
Frozen grass fed beef and pork
Pasture raised chicken but these go FAST
Some baked goods
Gift baskets
And several other items as I get them done
I’ll post pictures and a complete list as it gets
closer 😊

And yes. Every thing is made by me and comes from our farm other than a few veggies I purchased from neighboring farms.

Shepherd’s Roost farm.

02/01/2026

Even cows and calves didintnlike the freezing blast of wind last night. Everyone was up at the barn trying to get out of the wind chill.

01/31/2026

Nothing beats a breakfast from the farm. Homemade tortillas, bacon from pigs raised on the farm, fresh eggs collected yesterday good stuff.

01/15/2026

All farm operations will be shut down for the time being. Unfortunately we will not be hatching chicks starting next month like we normally do. We are praying to get things back to normal soon. The following is a repost from my personal page.

This is going to be a very hard post for me. Part of me wants to remain deeply private and the other part knows there is strength in numbers and I need that right now.

I was just diagnosed with a very rare, very aggressive form of leukemia. Less than 1% of people that get leukemia get this one. The odds of remission or survival are very small. You know me, I’ve always gone big or gone home. lol.

I will be getting treatment at UAB starting next week. They are very capable and I really like my oncologist. I know I will get the very best care there. The goal is to get me close to remission so that I can get a bone marrow transplant. That would give me more time. Right now there are too many cancer cells to do so as it is very fast growing. Without it I most likely have only months to live.

What I need right now is some good old fashioned faith and prayers. Good thoughts. Good wishes. All are welcome.

I’ve had to fight more battles than I care to think about and this will be another one for me. I do intend to fight this and I hope to at least make a good showing. 😊 Peter or I will update occasionally or as we can but we will very occupied dealing with this over the next while. You can message if you like but please understand I won’t always be able to respond.

I know God has me either way this goes so I’m ok but I sure would love to hang around a while longer. I know my dear husband is going to need support and maybe some help as he’s dealing with the messy end of everything and trying to take care of me and the farm. Feel free to reach out to him if you can help or just give him an ear. This is a lot on him too. 423-557-1958 is his number.

Thank you to so many of you that have prayed for me and been there during my other battles. It really helped pull me thru. Let’s knock this one out of the park. ❤️ Thank you, Kristy

12/26/2025

3 generations feeding from the same trough.

12/23/2025

12/23/2025

Sweet P is barely bigger than the chickens and Cookie is drop dead gorgeous. Somebody needs a cute baby for Christmas. They are both up for grabs. I don’t get alerts so send me a pm if interested. 😊