Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

Praying the Rosary is holding the hand of Mary

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Shipping Day

The purpose of a cow/calf operation is to get the calves on the truck. One usually holds his breath until the trucks leave the yard. Well this happy day came and went for Jason and Bonnie Kuhbacher on Monday. They gathered the neighbors and called the priest just to make sure they had all their bases covered.

Round-up began at first light 

A good 400 pairs we pulled together

You only get one shot at the corrals so you better make it count

All hands on deck 

Everything is done on horse back 'round here, even the cutting

The buyer making his count

Jason bidding his farewells 

Three loaded truck then hit the road back to Sioux Falls.

It was the driest year in memory for most of the folks in these parts. I told Jason it's probably better in the long run to start out with a tough year rather than an easy year. Now he knows that with the help of God's grace he can handle anything that comes his way. Well done good and faithful servant.

Lord Teach us to Pray - Rule 5 & 6

 Never make a change in desolation

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Brother Bruno

 Try the contemplative life. I think you'll like it.

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Now is the Necessary Time

 Preach the Gospel always, when necessary use words. Now is the necessary time to speak up.

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Harvest Time

Well it's time to get this party started. If we want to get 11 cows butchered by Christmas we have to start now. Ole 24 was the first volunteer. She came out of my Uncle Vance's herd in Worland. The lazy 6 over 6 is our old family brand. She's been on grass in the Black Hills for two months. Sister, thank you for sacrificing your life to feed the world. May your reward be great in Heaven. 

Probably weighing in at 1350lbs. She is/was a 2 1/2 year old open heifer 

The great white hunt. Some people say you can't knock a cow down with a 22. I disagree. You just have to take the safety off.

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Dad and I weren't tough enough to gut her by hand. Thank God for mechanical muscle. 

I love cattle.

Of course, I couldn't have done this without my trusty sidekick. I'm sure the next ten will go even more smoother.

Hey Fr. Bryce, what you gonna do with all that meat? Don't you have a day job? 

To the latter, yes. This enhances it. To the former, It's for all to enjoy. Wyoming just made an amendment to the Food Freedom Act, which now allows a producer to cut and distribute his own beef for a profit. To do so you have to become one of the Brothers. Interested in joining the Lungren Brothers Cattle Company enterprise? Let me know.

Little Way

 St. Therese, Pray for us!

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Holy Archangels... Pray for Us

 Man is neither angel nor brute... he is both. - St. Edith Stein 

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Lord Teach us to Pray #3 Consolation vs. Desolation

 Turns out God actually wants us to remain in consolation. 

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Through Envy of the Devil, Death Entered the World

 Childlikeness is the way out of envy and jealousy.

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Here I am Lord, I Come to do Your Will

 Doing the Father's will ain't always easy, but it sure is beautiful.

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On the Road Again

Dad and I were getting kind of bored so we called up Jack Kuhbacher to see if we could borrow his truck. There was a reefer up in Great Falls MT that we needed to bring home to add to our Cattle Company collection. Being the good Wyoming Catholic Cowboy he is, Jack threw us the keys and gave us his blessing. Thanks partner, may your reward be great in Heaven.

Jack and I after he gave me a run through of the shifting pattern on Black Bart

Dad and I arrived in Great Falls Thursday afternoon with enough time to put this reefer trailer together and hook her up. The hard part was over, now we just had to cruse on home.

We stayed with my ole buddy Tony Rausch. Here we stand in front of his Catholic radio station tower. We spent many a Saturday mornings working on it together.

After a pitstop in Billings, Dad was reenergized enough to copilot us on the final leg on the journey.

Mission accomplished. The double compressor electric reefer trailer is now resting in Gillette looking for someone to turn it into a cooler/cutting room/freezer combination. Know of anybody?