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 | 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 | Jul 26, 2021 | family, Ranching
Let me introduce you to some of the finest caretakers and stewards of the earth that I know – ranchers and farmers! I know what the media tries to tell you about us but I want to set the record straight. As a whole, you aren’t going to find a people more...
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 | Apr 23, 2021 | Ranching
© Laura Hicks 2021 On the 8th day God looked down from Heaven and saw what He’d made was good but there was still something missing. He needed a caretaker – someone to steward His livestock. So God made a Rancher God said, “I need someone willing to rise before...
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...