Restoration Stories {A Catalyst for Change}

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It all started with Spencer.

He loved to cut grass and do amazing makeovers of the yards of people who needed help and many who felt overwhelmed. He didn’t care what the reason was, he wanted to help and leave it better than when he found it. I watched video after video, amazed at each reveal. Spencer is a hard worker, and I love watching him take something that is a total mess and making it look better than ever imagined.

Then there were the rugs.

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I am not sure where they found the rugs, the trash, or old barns, but regardless of where (although I have spent too much time pondering this), they transform the rugs into their near, new beauty and I am here for it.  I don’t even know who these people are, but their reels enticed me and I have watched reel after real as they unearth the incredible rug under the filth and muck.

Now I have found Nate.

I am not a cowgirl, or a country girl for that matter, I’ve never done 4-H and only had domestic animals in my life. I know nothing about cows besides a small stint of trying to tip them in college. Nate is mesmerizing. As a hoof guy, he will lift the hoof of a cow and in seconds be able to tell you what is wrong with the cow and why he is lame or walking with a limp. He then does the most satisfying part and trims the hoof. He shaves the hoof off and reveals the ailment. Bubbles and blood leave the infected portion and he cleans it and sets the cows back to pasture.

I’ve been trying to figure out why I like Spencer, the filthy rugs, and Nate the Hoof Guy so much and enjoy these reels.

I’ve concluded that I love a restoration story. 

I love the take something old and make it new again and improve and better than it was before. I love to watch others want to make things better and work hard to accomplish it.

This caused me to reflect (that always happens)… I want to be part of restoration stories. I want to help others feel less overwhelmed, feel like they are the best versions of themselves, and not be hindered by their ailments.

Who knew cutting grass, cleaning rugs, and fixing cow hooves could be a catalyst for change?

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Cheryl Brackemyre
Hey local mommas! I grew up in Centerville, but I now live in Wilmington with my husband Tony. Together we have 6 kids, Joe, and his wife Allison, Austin, and his wife Hannah, Sydney and her husband Hayden, Andrew and his wife Lauren and our littles, Max and Eli. Did I mention we are a little nuts starting over with this parenting thing when we are 45+? We are officially adding new titles to our names in 2022- Tiki and Jeep (our version of Grandma and Grandpa). My husband and I are both ministers, and we get to work together in a local church. We were both married before and brought our families together in 2010. After a few years of marriage we felt God's leading for us to adopt. We added Max to our family in 2014 and Eli joined us in 2017, our quiver is officially full! Blending our family has been an adventure! Add some ex-spouses and two birth mommas and we have ourselves a crazy crew! Coffee is my love language. The beach is my happy place and I long to have my toes in the sand. I love being part of the team at Dayton Mom Collective.

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