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I guess the proper way to do this would be to introduce myself. Hi, my name is Brooke and I am so grateful that you have found my blog and started diving into my journey. This blog is about where I grew up and why it is so special to me. I will also be sharing my journey in getting the farm back and restoring the land and home back to its former glory.

One of my favorite facts about myself is that I grew up on the exact same farm that my dad grew up on and spent the majority of his life on. It is a beautiful piece of land with an old farm house that was built in 1874 and beside the two generations of Anderson's, I am sure has seen many different families grow in (I hope to find more stories of its past as I dig in more). There is a big red barn that has been used as a home to many different animals and two other white barns that housed tools, tractors and many hours of fun when I was a child. We also had a three garage closer to the house with a patio that we spent many summers playing on. The farm is a beautiful place and to me, the farm is home.

On May 24, 2023, my father passed away unexpectedly after a surgery. I was in shock and totally devastated by this news. I was living in Colorado at the time this happened and never imagined that the hug goodbye in September 2022 would be the last time I ever got to hug him. I was also set to get married in just three month on a dude ranch. My dreams of having my dad walk me down the isle quickly came crashing down.

While 2023 was full of deep heart ache with the passing of my father, it was also filled with deep love as I did get married in front of a small intimate group of family and friends and my now husband and 18 month old son walked me down the isle together. A stamped of horses ran through the field behind the alter as we said I do and a few months laster we announced that I was pregnant with our second child, a little girl. My dream family would be complete May 2024.

That is a lot to unpack and I will dive in more as we go. But for now, lets fast forward to 2024. All of these life events, both happy and sad, had me really thinking about what I wanted my life to look like and what I truly desired. I was feeling unfulfilled and like there was more. There was more of me to give and there was more that I wanted for my life. I was so disconnected with my body and with my feelings at that time that I couldn't even tell you what that more was. So, I enrolled in a 12 month coaching program that I thought was about sales, but ended up being life changing in many ways on top of leading me to be a better sales professional. This included uncovering my true desire to buy the farm back, restore the land and bring my family back to the place that will forever be home to me.