Chronicles of Kayla

A quick life update from the dirt road 🤍

The last few weeks have shifted our world again.

In February, Keaton’s tumor became more aggressive and his health declined faster than we had hoped. This past week he began a new round of radiation treatments as our doctors work to push the tumor back into behaving. We’ve been making a lot of trips back and forth to St. Louis while still trying to keep the wheels turning here at home.

Farm life doesn’t exactly pause for hard seasons. Calving is underway, the mud is deep, and chores still need done between appointments, hospital days, and long drives.

Right now my focus is exactly where it needs to be — family, faith, and the farm.

Because of that, I’m stepping back from the regular vlogging schedule for a little while. Editing videos is the last thing my brain has energy for most nights.

Instead, I’ve found myself coming back to something that has always helped me process life… WRITING.

I’ve been spending quiet moments putting words down — stories, faith, the hard days, the miracles, and everything in between. My hope is that those writings will eventually become a book.

If you’d like to keep up with us during this season, I’ll still be sharing updates and blogs over on the website.

🎙️ You’ll also start seeing Dirt Road Anthem podcast episodes dropping as I record when I can.

And don’t worry… the camera will come back out.

When hay season rolls around in a short matter of days and the windrows are made, I have a feeling we’ll be back behind the lens.

Until then, thank you for walking this dirt road with us, praying for Keaton, and continuing to support our family.

We feel it more than you know.

– Kayla

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Some seasons feel heavier than others…Right now we are balancing calving season sleepless nights, the warmth of unexpected February sunshine, and another pivotal turn in Keaton’s diagnosis.

The farm doesn’t stop.
Motherhood doesn’t pause.
Caregiving doesn’t clock out.

But I am learning something in this season:
You cannot pour from an empty cup.

So I’m resting when I can. Taking the nap.
Standing in the sunshine a little longer.
Letting God carry what I was never meant to hold alone.

Hard times don’t last forever…

But wow… they can feel heavy while you’re walking through them. If you’re carrying something heavy too ~ you are not alone!!!!!

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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”— Matthew 11:28


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Some weeks don’t go according to the plans we so carefully make months in advance. And deep down, by now i probably should be use to it.

I had every intention of being at the National Farm Machinery Show this week … hugging special people, shaking hands, talking farming, and filling my cup with this incredible community. But life reminded me, once again, that our plans are not always God’s plans.

Keaton is back in the clinic after chemo on Monday and hasn’t been feeling well, so last night we made the decision to cancel my NFMS trip and stay right where I am needed most — beside my boy.

Being a farmer and a mom has taught me a lot about showing up no matter the weather… but this road we are walking is one I never expected. It wasn’t in my plan.

Yet I trust it is in God’s timing.

There is a quiet strength that comes from surrender … from laying down our schedules and saying, “Lord, lead the way.” Right now, leading the way means choosing presence over plans.

Thank you for your continued prayers, messages, and support for our family. You will never fully know how much they carry us on the hard days.

If you think of us this week, please say a prayer for healing, comfort, and strength for Keaton — and for steady hearts as we continue walking this path. We may not be at the farm show but faith reminds me that we are exactly where we are meant to be.

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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5

— Kayla
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Where to find me during NFMS this week.
🧡 Hang with me at ​Koomia Ag Booth 2.11.26 after lunch
🖤 Catch me at on the AgRev | AcresTv Stage in AgCo Booth 2.12.26
📺 and if you didn’t make it to NMFS I’ll have a recap on 2.14.26




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Cheers, friends. We made it.

January felt like it had a personal vendetta this year.
Extra days. Extra cold. Extra everything.

The kind of month where water tanks freeze solid, hay rolls feel twice their weight, and the wind cuts through every layer you swear should be warm enough. The kind of days that start before the sun and end long after it disappears behind bare trees and snow-covered hills.

One photo is the work— standing out in the cold, hands on hips, surveying what still needs done because farming doesn’t pause for winter.

The other is the pause— a warm cup of coffee, fogged sunglasses, a breath taken before heading back out again.

Both matter.

January reminds us that grit isn’t glamorous. It’s repetitive. It’s cold. It’s showing up when quitting would be easier. And yet—there’s grace in it. Grace in the routines. Grace in the small comforts. Grace in knowing that even when the fields are frozen, God is still working beneath the surface.

February arrives quieter. Softer.
Not easier—but hopeful.

Calving season edges closer. The days stretch a little longer. The sun feels just warm enough to believe that spring will come again. And somehow, after everything January throws our way, we’re still standing—coffee in hand, faith intact.

So here’s to February.
To fresh starts that don’t erase the hard, but honor it.
To trusting that what survives the winter will bloom when the time is right.

Same dirt road.
Same calling.
New month ahead. 🩷

Hello, February. We’re ready.


-kw





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Happy Sunday, friends 🤍


Halfway through January… and I’ve already missed some of my goals. If you’re nodding along, you’re not alone. This week here at Wieczorek Farms is already full — and heavy in places.

Three days of STL trips for Keaton’s chemo treatments. Long drives, long waits, long prayers. Coming home to play catch-up around the house while farm life keeps moving right along.

And in the middle of it all, I’m still showing up where I can — learning a new editing software (with a MacBook that loves to test my patience), working through the early weeks of the 52-Week Dirt Road Anthem Project, and reminding myself that slow progress is still progress.


This Sunday morning looks like coffee, quiet, and God.
Not because I’ve stayed perfectly on track — but because I haven’t.


Here’s the truth I keep coming back to this week: A reset doesn’t mean you failed. It means you paused long enough to realign.

God doesn’t measure our faith by how well we keep a schedule. He meets us right where we are — tired, hopeful, behind, starting again.

So today isn’t about catching up. It’s about letting go.

Letting go of pressure.
Letting go of shame.
Letting go of the idea that growth has to look perfect to count.


If you’re feeling behind halfway through this month, consider this your permission slip to start again — right now. 


With grace,
Kayla 🤍




PS. If you need more reflections from the heart, read today's Blog Post hitting a little more indepth & straight from this farmer's heart ♥️ read now here ⤵️

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Merry Christmas from our little corner of the dirt road — from our farm family to yours.

As the barn settles into the quiet of winter and the glow of Christmas lights reflects off frosted gates as we chore this morning, my heart feels heavier and fuller all at the same time. This year has stretched us, tested us, humbled us, and strengthened us in ways I never imagined — and through it all, you have been there.

Your prayers.
Your messages.
Your comments.
Your kindness.

They mattered more than you will ever know.

This year wasn’t wrapped up neatly with a bow. It came with uncertainty, long days, longer nights, doctor appointments mixed in with chores, and moments where grit had to meet grace head-on. There were days we showed up tired, worried, and carrying burdens no one could see — yet still fed cattle, checked water, baled & hauled hay, and kept going because farm life doesn’t pause for hardship.

And neither does God’s faithfulness.

Through every season this year, we felt carried — not just by our faith, but by the community that surrounds this farm and this story. You’ve walked this dirt road with us. You’ve stood with us in prayer. You’ve reminded us we weren’t alone when the load felt heavy.

Farming has a way of stripping life down to what matters most. Family. Faith. Showing up. Doing the next right thing — even when it’s hard. Especially when it’s hard. And Christmas has a way of gently reminding us that grace shows up quietly… in barns, in hospital hallways, in late-night prayers, and in the love of people who choose to care.

This Christmas, we are choosing gratitude.

Grateful for health reports we prayed hard for.
Grateful for strength on the days we didn’t think we had any left.
Grateful for dirt roads that lead us home.
Grateful for a God who meets us right where we are.
And deeply grateful for you, this community that continues to lift us up.

As we head into the final days of the year and look toward what God is preparing next, we carry hope with us — rooted deep like the winter triticale, waiting patiently for the next season to grow.

From our farm family here at Wieczorek Farms, and from my heart through Chronicles of Kayla — thank you for loving us, supporting us, and believing in this journey.

May your Christmas be filled with peace, warmth, faith, and the quiet joy that comes from knowing you are never walking alone.



Merry Christmas 🤍
With love, grit, and grace,
Kayla, Jason, Keaton & Jaelyn

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A Lot to Be Thankful For

{Happy Thanksgiving 2025!}



Thankfulness hits a little deeper this year.



Maybe it’s the way the sun has been settlely across the fields…

Maybe it’s the quiet moments before the house wakes up…

Or maybe it’s simply because when you look back at the last twelve months, you realize how much God has carried you through.



A year ago, our world cracked open with Keaton’s cancer diagnosis. Words we never thought we’d hear. A fear we never thought we’d face. And then this past July—another moment that brought us to our knees—a near-life-threatening turn we will forever remember as the day God stepped in between us and the unthinkable.



And here we stand today.

Still fighting.

Still praying.

Still celebrating every bit of progress.

Still watching Keaton prove every doctor, every statistic, and every expectation wrong.



But that’s only part of the story.



While navigating hospital halls and treatment rooms, life on the farm didn’t slow down. Somehow—by grit, stubborn faith, and a whole lot of help—we baled the most we’ve ever put up: 62,000 small squares. A number that doesn’t even feel real. A number that reminds us how God strengthens tired hands and keeps families moving forward, even in seasons we don’t understand.



Sharing our life on social media has never been about a perfectly framed snapshot or a catchy caption. It’s never been about numbers, likes, or trends.

It’s about showing the real:

Faith in the fire.

Family in the trenches.

Farming through the highs and lows with dirt on our boots and prayer on our lips.



It’s about letting the world see what God continues to do right here in the middle of our mess—how He uses ordinary people and everyday struggles to tell an extraordinary story.



And as we look back, the theme is crystal clear:



We are blessed. So blessed. More blessed than we deserve.



Blessed by small-town neighbors who show up without asking.

Blessed by an online community who prays us through the hardest days.

Blessed by family who loves fiercely.

Blessed by friends who refuse to let us walk alone.

Blessed by strangers who felt like angels at just the right time.

Blessed by every moment God proves He is still working, still healing, still writing our story.



So today, we say thank you.



Thank you to every single one of you who has wrapped our family in prayer, support, encouragement, and unshakable love.

Thank you for cheering on Keaton, for believing in miracles, and for lifting us when our knees felt weak.

Thank you for reminding us—through your kindness—that community is one of God’s greatest gifts.



We have a lot to be thankful for.

And a lot to keep fighting for.

And we’re grateful you’re walking this road with us.



Happy Thanksgiving, from our family to yours.

May your heart be full, your table be warm, and your blessings be many.



Xo,

Kayla, Jason, Keaton & Jaelyn



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🌾 When the Dust Settles 🌾

| A Dirt Road Anthem Reflection |

Cancer has a way of wrecking more than just a body. It shakes your faith, your peace, and your sense of normal. It’s changed the rhythm of our farm, our family, and the way I see every sunrise.

The unknown has become a constant companion. Every doctor’s visit, every lab result, every scan carries the weight of what if. It’s hard to breathe sometimes, living in the tension of fear and hope. And somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn’t really living anymore — I was just holding my breath.

For months, I’ve carried the fear so tightly that it drowned out everything else — laughter, joy, peace. But even in the storm, God’s hand has been steady.

Since July, Keaton has continued to prove every single doctor wrong. Every milestone, every smile, every good report is a reminder that God is not finished writing his story — or ours.

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The quiet after hay season brought more than rest — it brought reflection.
Cancer has changed our family, our faith, and our farm. But in the wreckage, I’ve found a new kind of hope.

Read the newest Dirt Road Anthem blog, “When the Dust Settles,” and see how God’s been meeting us in the middle of fear, faith, and healing.

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“Even in the dust, God is working.”

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