From Cattle Yards & Hay Fields to Faith: A Cattleman’s Journey to Christ
Welcome to the 10th Annual HERB ANGUS Bull Sale
I was raised in the typical midwest agriculture industry where farm families worked 7 days a week striving to keep up and keep ahead of the industries challenges, the kind of place where the sun decides your schedule and the cattle tell you whether you’ve done your job right. My hands learned calluses before they learned prayer. In our world, faith was work—fix the fence, bail the hay, pull a calf at two in the morning. If God had a place in it, I figured He’d understand that there wasn’t much time left over. The years taught me how fragile a man’s plans are. Drought came like a thief, stealing grass and hope in the same season. Prices fell when the bills rose. I watched storms flatten months of work in a single afternoon. I buried good cows and better dreams. Pride kept me silent, and exhaustion kept me hard. I told myself that grit was enough that if I just worked longer and pushed harder, things would turn around. But time has a way of wearing a man thin. One year, after a string of losses and a winter that seemed to have no mercy, I found myself sitting on the tailgate before daylight, staring at a pasture that had nothing left to give. I felt empty in the same way used up, worn down, and unsure how much longer I could keep going. For the first time, I didn’t have an answer. And for the first time, I admitted that maybe I wasn’t meant to carry it all alone. I didn’t come to Christ in a church pew. I came to Him in the quiet, with the sound of cattle shifting in the dark and the weight of years pressing on my chest. I didn’t have polished words just an honest confession that I needed help, that I was tired of pretending I was strong enough on my own. I asked God to meet me where I was, because I didn’t know how to get anywhere else. And He did. Faith didn’t change the weather or erase my debts overnight. The trials didn’t stop. Calves still died. Markets still turned. But some- thing in me began to change. I started to see that my worth wasn’t measured by rainfall totals or sale barn receipts. I learned that trusting Christ didn’t mean quitting the work it meant surrendering the outcome. Over time, Scripture began to sound like the land I knew. I understood what it meant to plant and wait, to trust growth you can’t see yet. I learned patience from seasons that still came slow, and gratitude from small mercies a healthy calf, a timely rain, a neighbor who showed up when I didn’t ask. Christ met me in the discipline of daily chores and the humility of knowing I am not in control. The greatest change wasn’t in my operation it was in my heart. Where anger once lived, peace took root. Where fear of failure ruled, hope began to grow. I stopped measuring success only by profit and started measuring it by faithfulness. I learned that Christ walked with me through every dry spell and every long night, steady and sure. Today, I still work cattle. I still face uncertainty. But I do it with a confidence that doesn’t come from my own strength. I know now that time and trials weren’t sent to break me they were used to lead me. Through the test of years in the agriculture industry, Christ showed me that the same God who watches over the sparrows watches over a cattleman too. And that kind of faith, once earned in the dirt and dust of real life, is strong enough to last.
We are excited to welcome you to our 10th Annual Sale. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to join us as we present our top-tier offering of bulls as well as a impressive set of HERB Sired replacement heifers. Your support means the world to us, and we are thrilled to showcase the hard work and dedication we have put into breeding and raising these exceptional animals. Whether you are considering Herb Angus genetics for the first time or are a repeat customer, we invite you to take a look through our catalog and make plans to stop by to take a walk through the bulls with Brian. He would love to help guide you to the right bulls that will fit your needs and exceed your goals. At Herb Angus, we are committed to providing high-quality, problem free cattle that will improve the genetic value of your cowherd. Whether you are looking to improve the performance, increase productivity or enhance the overall quality of your livestock, Herb Angus offers the genetic tools you need to succeed. In our opinion, we have assembled the most knowledgeable and passionate team to help assist you throughout the sale process. We encourage you to ask questions, get to know the bulls, and take advantageof ourteam.Their names and numbers are located under the sale de- tails found on the information page of this catalog. We are confident that you will find the perfect addition to your operation, and look forward to being part of your success. Once again, thank you for your interest in our program. We truly appreciate the trust that you have placed in Herb Angus and we are excited to see you at the sale February 21st. Please don’t hesitate to reachout if youneedmoreinformationorhave any questions leading up to the sale. God Bless, Brian & Crystal Herbolsheimer
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“I trust God not because I understand the path, but because I come to know the Guide.”
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