Archive for April, 2011
April 15th, 2011 | 
Author: Yes. That’s right. The Lohrenz family is moving back to my ‘home’ grounds this summer. After much prayer and deliberation we’ve decided to switch gears and get back to the basics. My dad has been farming most of his life, much like his dad and some day in the future I’ll be taking over the reins.
In the mean time I’ll be helping him on the farm and also working at the local Ethanol Plant near by.
How does one go from Computers to Farming? I don’t know. Probably the same way I went from Music to Computers many years ago. We know God has a plan for us and we’re taking a leap of faith on this career change for me, and cultural change for the family. We’re going through a wide range of emotions from excitement to fear to sadness to worry and back again. Such fun stuff! Anyway, we’re going to use this area to blog about our transition to the farm and our experiences of farm life.
Over the next few months our main focus will be getting the old (Early 1900′s) farm house ready for our family and working on an addition to give us a bit more room. We’ll also be adjusting to new schedules, new schools, and new jobs. Keep Steph in your prayers as she looks for the right job down where we’ll be at.
And yes, I’m very excited that I’ll get to put my MBA to use. What’s that you say? Farming can’t be THAT difficult! Well it is a business with a lot of inputs and outputs, marketing, managing, finances, etc… I’m grateful I went through the MBA program at Bethel as I feel much more comfortable taking on such an operation now than I would have had I not gone through the program.
Finally for those of you that know how technically ‘geeky’ I am, there is plenty of technology on the farm… In fact I’m quite amazed at how technical it has become since when I was growing up. Once things settle down in the next year or so, and depending on how much time I have I’m also considering offering technical service consulting down there. While there are some options for people who need help with their gadgets, it looks to potentially be an opportunity where I can fully utilize my past ~ 18 years of experience.
Thanks for checking in, stay tuned for hopefully more frequent updates, and have a safe and enjoyable weekend.
Jason
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