Escape to the ranch.
It’s not uncommon for me to stop mid-hymn during a church service to keep from choking up. It’s hard for me to make a joyful noise without having to rush to the back of the sanctuary for a tissue to sop up streams of tears from my face. And when it comes to Christmas songs, I’m the messiest of ... READ the POST
"What if all this time you were waiting on God, He was waiting on you?" I've been ruminating this question since I heard the lovely Jessie Rush Norman say it on the Lajoie Society podcast (highly recommend you give it a listen). I was listening in the shower, and I mean to tell you, it stopped ... READ the POST
Since the start of this year, my favorite dog/right-hand girl died. I contracted an awful disease that could have been Covid, probably wasn’t, but for sure stole 4 days of my life. We’ve been crazy busy on the ranch. I hit my hand with the hammer dead on and really hard. I so severely burned my lip ... READ the POST
This is it. I get asked a fair bit what my favorite part of ranching is. Well... this is it. It's raising our kids in this way of life, taking them along, and giving them front row seats to hard but rewarding work. It's feeding their curiosity and encouraging them to ask questions, try new ... READ the POST
You came into our room during the wee hours of this morning. You’d had a bad dream and wanted your mama. I held you tight and stroked your hair until the tears dried and you’d fallen back to sleep. In those moments, I couldn’t help but pray that you’d never be too old to want your mama. Because ... READ the POST
As one year draws to a close and a new one begins, do you choose a word (or phrase) of the year - a word you’ll focus on and aspire to for the next three hundred sixty-five days? I do. This year (2019) my word was “consistent”. I chose the word because I knew if I wanted to get where I wanted ... READ the POST
