Caitlin Henderson - Faith, Farming, and Family: Cultivating Hope and Harvesting Joy Wherever You Are

Moving, inspiring, real, raw, honestThere are a thousand words I could use to describe Faith, Farming, and Family, but nothing will compare to what you feel as you read Caitlins faith-filled words. She gets real and vulnerable where the rest of the world wont. Caitlin sheds light and biblical truth on her struggles and brings them back to Jesus every time. This book will change your life and outlook on it.

Terryn Drieling , Faith Family and Beef (blog)

Through everyday lessons from life on a farm, Caitlin speaks encouragement to our hearts. Her warm and relatable style invites you in as she shares both the trials and the triumphs of marriage, motherhood, and faith. From checking fences to feeding cows, Caitlins stories will bring smiles and tears as she writes words of hope, ultimately pointing to the source of all hopeJesus. Sharing about both the valleys of worry and fear and the mountaintops of love and new birth, Caitlin reminds each of us that God is always present and working to bring about wholeness, forgiveness, and redemption in our lives. Faith, Farming, and Family reads like a breath of fresh hope.

Ginger Hughes , No Mamas Perfect (blog)

Caitlin Hendersons book, Faith, Farming, and Family, grants us an up-close look into the world of farming. Her warm and inviting tone welcomes her readers to draw close. Its as if we join her with a cup of coffee on her porch to hear the lessons God has taught her through the goodness and difficulties of everyday life. Though their circumstances may differ, women will relate to the biblical principles woven throughout the book and find practical applications for cultivating a life of faith anchored in the unchanging character of God.

Vivian Mabuni , speaker and author of Open Hands, Willing Heart

Faith, Farming, and Family gives an authentic picture of Caitlins life that leaves the reader feeling both understood and inspired. Caitlin dives into topics that any woman could relate to but might not yet have put words to. This book always points back to Gods plan and reminds us that no matter where we find ourselves, He can bring beauty out of ashes.

Kelli Bachara , The Unraveling (blog)

In a world obsessed with more, more, more, Caitlin draws us back in with Faith, Farming, and Family and breathes life into the simple joys that help us experience God with a little more freedom and a lot more clarity.

Amy Weatherly , cocreator of Sister, I Am with You

I know that as youre reading this, you arent actually at our farm. But if I had my way, we would be sitting on my farmhouse front porch, watching a beautiful Kansas sunset. We would skip the small talk, and we would get down to the good stuff. We would talk about life, motherhood, faith, and so much more.

As we sipped our coffee and watched the cattle graze in the pasture and the sun dip behind the trees, I would share my story with you. I would bare a vulnerable heart in the hope that you might relate and feel less alone and that youd be encouraged to step into the person you were created to be. But since we arent actually on the front porch, Ill share my heart with you here in these pages and pretend we are.

Im Caitlin, but most people around here call me Mom or honey. Ill let you choose. I grew up in rural America but was still a town girl. I fell in love with a farm boy named Jake, so I took his last name, and we now have three little farm kids running around. Our two boys are Grady and Porter, and our little girl is Finley.

This way of life didnt come easily for me, and as I looked back on my years on the farm, I realized something beautiful. I could see clearly how God had taken many experiences from our farm and used them to mold me. I saw how He brought lessons out of each moment and used them to guide me. I believe He does that for you, too, even if your stories involve significantly less dirt and fewer tractors.

Often we live life in a daze. We go through the same motions and jam-pack our schedules, and something tragic happens. We are so busy getting through life, we forget to stop and savor the simple beauty right in front of us. The joy that comes from the simplest of lifes moments is passed by as we keep pushing forward at full steam. It can be so easy to forge ahead and miss the lessons that were ingrained deep within these moments. We dont stop to look back and see the way God has woven all things together. We forget to pause and notice Gods redemption in the chapters of our stories and the ways He has woven Himself into each page. But what if we dared to no longer settle for missing out on the simple beauty of life? What if we looked back in awe as we saw what God has done?

It took marrying a farm boy from Kansas and raising a family in rural America for me to realize all I was missing by trying to keep up with the unrealistic expectations society has set for us. God used simple yet valuable lessons from my life on the farm to show me there is more to life right here in this moment. Whether you are in the middle of a wheat field or in the heart of a city, together we can grab hold of these moments.

In these pages, Im bringing you into my rural way of life. The big moments, the small moments, and everything in between. Each chapter creates a picture of how God can use the most ordinary thingseven life on a farmto show His character and goodness. The chapters reveal that no matter who we are or how we struggle, God wants us and He wants to use us.

I hope that as you read these pages, youll realize the beauty of life right in front of you and find the hope, drive, and encouragement to take the next stepeven if its your first stepinto bravely going where God is calling you.