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Holy Heck it’s Spring!
Well hello Spring! I'm glad to see you old friend. I'm pretty stinking excited for so many of the great things that come along with you too. The green grass. Warm breezes. Baby calves. New lambs. Smell of fresh turned farm ground. But most of all the HOPE you bring...
Will God Really Leave the 99?
Have you ever heard the parable about the lost sheep. In Matthew 18 and Luke 15 Jesus shares a parable about the shepherd leaving the 99 sheep to retrieve the one who has wandered off and gotten lost. Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them....
That snow life
When you hear the word "snow" do you think of these sweet, winter wonderland pictures? The ones all Christmas movies make feel so special. Or do you envision something along the lines of being out in Siberia? Cold, windy and barren. Well, here in South Dakota we tend...
What is a favorite part of what you do?
You can barely hear the rustle of the grass over the clicking of hooves and soft bellowing of cows. The air is cool enough you need a jacket but the sun on your face makes everything right. Laughter and jokes carry the day. Miles and miles spent horseback trailing...
A tradition we work hard to keep alive!
There are age old traditions passed down in various of walks of life. Some traditions are retired due to a more efficient way to do it. Other times we hold onto those traditions despite that because we know the value in it is even greater! Ranching has changed a lot...
Tales from a Shepherdess
I have sheep so I guess that makes me a shepherdess. They have taught me so much over the last 20 years! I thought you might enjoy a little sneak peak into our lives with sheep so here is my latest YouTube video. One of the biggest lessons I've learned is to be...
Happy New Year and new happenings!
I have exciting news! Recently I started a new online community along with my sister. It's called Her Rural Heart and it’s for the rural, Christian woman at heart. What does Rural Heart mean? It’s the heart that longs for living intentionally and simplified even in...
Here come’s the new!
Well hey there friend it’s been a hot second since I’ve shared on here hasn’t it? What a perfect time to jump on here again to wish you a Happy New Year! I’m keeping busy with lots of ranch work, working on a book project (way to slowly as I fit it into the cracks of...
Armed and ready! (What sorting cattle and Nehemiah have in common.)
The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. Nehemiah 4:17 (NLT) How many of you have sorted cows down a sorting alley before? Okay, for those who haven’t let me paint a picture super quick. At our house there...
