by laura.hicks | Mar 2, 2023 | Faith, Ranching
We moved quite a bit when I was a kid. I was born in TX but quickly ended up in SD. One of the places we spent time at when I was growing up was in SE Montana. My dad and a partner leased a big ranch up there and we spent our summers there as veterinary work was...
by laura.hicks | Oct 28, 2021 | Faith
Time alone in the pasture with my dogs is my sweet spot. Out for a simple walk listening to worship music or a podcast while taking in the glory of God’s creation lights me up. Recently I was listening to a podcast that asked a question, imagine how Jesus lived here...
by laura.hicks | Sep 7, 2021 | Faith, Ranching, testimony, Writing
Writing is hard! I don’t mean the kind where you’re writing in your journal and it is between you and God. There’s often hard work to do there but the words matter less than the cries of the heart. What I’m talking about is putting...
by laura.hicks | Aug 17, 2021 | Faith, testimony
I have lived with chronic pain most of my adult life. Pain sucks! Wanna know what sucks even more? Fear!! Over the last 5 years I’ve had two major concussions. A horse yard darted me out over his head and rang my bell. Then 2 years after that a 600 lb calf hit a gate...
by laura.hicks | May 4, 2021 | Faith, Ranching
My older son has a great way of making me think about things! We were making one of our many feed runs recently when he said jokingly, “I wonder how your online community would react if they really knew who you used to be?” Would they jump ship or think less of me?...
by laura.hicks | Feb 22, 2021 | Faith, Ranching
The air was crisp as the wind blew through the cedar trees. The fog was just lifting out the valley as I loaded extra feed in the side by side to take to the ewes with new lambs. Normally the grass would be enough but it was slow getting started that year so I was...
