Ozark Ranch

05/31/2026

1st Show this year! Excited for all our fellowship opportunities this summer! ALL OUR SHEEP FAMILY! 🥰

Kids and sheep all did fantastic!!

Appreciate Brier for his help with Ella's Southdown Cross!

I love how delayed gratification happens the most with show animals. The more time you put in, the easier the ring is.

Appreciate God for all his BLESSING!

05/17/2026

Clayton's other passion is Bees. We are thankful for a neighbor/friends mentorship after we moved here. She helped shape this passion in Clay's life.

This spring we have had two NEW to us swarms right in our yard. Thankful for the new additions to his hives. The hives he has are doing well, and we feel very blessed by that!

My garden benefits the most from the bee hives being right there! We enjoy the honey the most!

Thankful for the blessing of the new 🐝!

05/16/2026

On 4/28/26 our farm was pummeled by some softball sized jagged hail!

We praise God it was just "stuff" destroyed as we had 3 Stud Rams up front without a shelter. Ella watched and prayed for them as they were running for cover under any tree they could find. It was not enough. Praise God they are ok.

Clayton was headed to college and was driving when the storm came through. I was on the phone with him.

Brandon was safe getting parts for the mower in another town. Had he been at work, that vehicle would have been destroyed as well.

The other night we watched the most beautiful set of rainbows appear in the evening sky. First it was a half, then a whole, then a double, then brilliant bright colors! It was my reminder that God is FAITHFUL.

We are thankful for his protection and provision. It has been alot of work trying to figure out all the loss and process the insurance paperwork. So far so Good. Thankful for wonderful contractors and a great glass company for helping us out.

This weather has been very unusual.

We appreciate everyone's prayers. Thankful for the Lord's provision and protection!

05/16/2026

This January ewe in front is beautiful, feminine, and an extra long bodied female! Excited to start working with these girls for showing!

05/08/2026

Daily Life always includes our Dorpers and chickens!

Many may not know that we homeschool our kids.

Our oldest will be graduating college with his associates in Electrical this coming December! As he graduated a year early he is finishing his associates before he even turns 19! 🥰 He handles our electric fence and makes many of the items we have on farm from jump gates, to feedbunks, to fencing!

Our middle daughter handles all the lambing and feed rations!. 2 am wake up calls she handles on her own!

Our youngest is stepping into many mechanical things and loves to MOW!.

Inside the home, I work to make as many items as I can from scratch. So fresh milled bread and baked goods. Home grown broilers go along with our lamb! Always lots of laundry to do! The garden has become Ella and I's favorite place to be. Our boys have made so many of our dreams come true.

Brandon works long hard days to make it possible for us to afford this life! He sleeps so little to maximize his time with us!

Plus our adopted family that has become so dear to us. They have helped and supported us all along the way.

05/05/2026

So Excited for Snack Sticks and Bratwurst! Chops are now a family FAVORITE! HWY 39 Meats (previously Legacy Meats) is under AMAZING new talented owners!

So excited to be offering Lamb snack sticks and other lamb products through Udderly Divine Creamery in the coming months!

Thanks to Hwy 39 Meats for the delicious Lamb Options! Go check them out for your butchering needs. They are offering on the Farm options for those TOUGH days on the farm! They will be USDA certified shortly! Seriously outstanding SEVICE, Fantastic products, and LOCAL FAMILY OWNED! Go Like and Follow their Page!!!!!!

05/02/2026

For anyone I Southwest Missouri!! Go check them out!

Udderly divine is inside at fmo come and see us its a beautiful day!!!

04/22/2026

It is a BEAUTIFUL SIGHT to look out my kitchen windows and see them all settled down in the pasture. I also love that our Rams are gentle with our girls. #457 has some Kaya genetics in him. You can see here he is "courting" one of our ewes.

04/18/2026

Time to ENJOY the Dorper Lamb Roast! Home grown and tasted delicious!!

If these boys come short of our Stud Quality, we know they will taste delicious and sell wonderfully at the farmers market! Not to mention my freezer is full of delicious meat and CHEAPER than the Beef!

Drop your favorite lamb recipe below!!!

04/08/2026

Extra special when the girls get let out and ENJOY their freedom! This is my view from my kitchen window! Praising God Today for his BLESSINGS.