Hope Reigns Farm

04/11/2022

Beautiful weather calls for Spring cleaning!! Who else LOVES to clean their gutters?! Teaching the teen the ropes!

03/31/2022

Here's a picture I took yesterday of one of our Hens she was standing out in the rain soaking wet. She could of just went in the coop but she chose to be in the rain. Hahhaha crazy chicken.

03/27/2022

Loving the sunshine just wish it was a bit warmer outside.

03/27/2022

Just got 34 eggs out of the coop. Man these chickens are saying spring is almost here. Haha. If yall need eggs let's us know 3 bucks a dozen.

03/23/2022

Here's some pictures of this past weekend. Me and the boys cleaned out ALL the stalls, then ate lunch and decided to do some target practice. It was kinda rainy so we mostly worked inside the barn. In one of the videos u can see all the manure piles.

I m not the greatest at making post on updates here on the farm. I struggle with not wanting it to look like I am bragging on how great I m or look at the wonderful things I have done. Just so yall know where I m coming from, on the other hand I know that the supports of our ministry want to know that we are doing stuff here and what we are doing, so I will be better at making posts or updates. I was kinda out of commission for a couple months due to a broken shoulder that kinda slowed me down on what I could do. I only have 1 young man coming to the farm at this time, but hopefully that changes soon and I gain a few more. I m GREATFUL to all of you who continue to support our ministry!

If you know of a young man (11+years old) that can benefit from our program please let's us know. Thank you stay blessed!

11/22/2021

I know this whole time change thing is difficult for a lot of people and I can agree with those who struggle with it.

Before our evening feeding time is over it is usually pitch black outside....and that's before 6pm!!!

Sitting and waiting for Beeb to finish his dinner I looked up and realized how clear and beautiful the sky is tonight.

It reminded me that even in the middle of hard and difficult things, there is always something beautiful to be found, BUT you have to look for it!

I want to be someone who looks for it, the beauty. Do you?!

09/28/2021

A few years ago we were able to buy the field to the west of our house for a second pasture. We tilled it all up and planted pasture grass and all that jazz. We bailed the hay whenever it was time. We were trying to let the grass get well established before putting the horses on it. The grass is very well established so we bought the fencing supplies and put up the fence. Big shout out to those of you who continue to donate to our ministry and a big shout out to my boss and friend William Schlueter for always letting me use his equipment here on the farm. Thank you all very much.

09/27/2021

There is a first for everything here on the farm!! This one is a good first!

We hatched this beautiful hen here on the farm in an incubator! She has grown up to be a beautiful hen and decided she wanted some little chicks of her own.

We noticed that she was sitting on a pile of eggs a few weeks ago and this weekend we saw that she successfully hatched 3 baby chicks!!

It's so fun to see her leading them around on the farm showing them how to be good chickens!!

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07/05/2021

347 bails of hay! This was a lot of hat to move. But thank God my boys [ministry boys too)are getting bigger and stronger we took care of it. Thank you to all who continue to support us. We are truly grateful stay blessed yall!

07/04/2021

Feeding time! Just enjoying the night on the farm. We have had a great summer so far. We may not post here on Facebook often, but we are still here staying busy on the farm and with the ministry. Our family is in a season of transition. We appreciate our supporters who continue to support us through this time of transition and look forward to what the future holds, for our family and for this ministry.

We could not do what we do without your support - THANK YOU -

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03/18/2021

We are devastated by the loss of Darren's mother, Lisa Winegardner. She was one of Darren's biggest cheerleaders on his road to recovery, living life centered in God and helping kids from the experiences Darren had in his life.

We are honored to be receiving donations in her memory. Our plans for those donations are to purchase a lean-to for our horses to put in our new pasture. We cannot wait to be able to purchase that and get a memorial plaque placed on it "In Loving Memory of Lisa Winegardner"

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Lisa A. Winegardner

Cissna Park -- Lisa A. Winegardner, 66, of Cissna Park, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln. Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible will officiate. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the services.

Lisa, a loving and dedicated mother, was brought into this world on August 13, 1954, in Lincoln, the daughter of William D. and Nancy Watson Winegardner. She was united in marriage to Rick Comstock on May 1, 1976.

A 1972 graduate of Lincoln Community High School, Lisa began her career in nursing at 17 years old by volunteering as a candy striper. She dedicated her life to the pursuit of knowledge in the field of nursing. In 1990 Lisa completed her Associates in Nursing at Lincoln Land Community College before going on to receive her Bachelor of Science degree, Nursing, in 2010 from South University. She then went on to complete her Master of Science in 2015 at Norwich University. She ended her 47-year nursing career in 2019. After retirement, Lisa relocated to Cissna Park to enjoy time with her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter, Deena Comstock, son Darren (Jessica) Comstock, her three precious grandchildren, Tyrin, Jace and Trinity Comstock; two brothers, Tom (Barb) Winegardner and David Winegardner; and one sister, Laura (Eddie) Merreighn Bowden.

Lisa was preceded in death by her parents, and two nephews Chad Merreighn and T.J. Winegardner.

Lisa was a caregiver for her family, along with being a registered nurse.

Memorials may be made to Hope Reigns Farm, a not-for-profit ministry for troubled youth run by her son, Darren (www.HopeReignsFarm.com), 1573 E 750 North Road, Cissna Park, IL 60924.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley Funeral Home of Lincoln.

03/11/2021

A couple weekends ago we painted our rental house and I had 2 really great helpers. Teaching Trinity and Daniel to paint and watching them do it on their own reminded me of when I was a kid and my Dad tought me how. Daniel is a hard worker and I am proud to have him be apart of this ministry.