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 | Oct 12, 2017 | Faith, Writing
Have you heard about “branding”? In our part of the world branding is slightly different than in the blogging world. We brand calves and cows as a mark of identification of who owns them. It prevents theft and it lets people know who these cattle belong to. So when I...
by laura.hicks | Aug 15, 2017 | health
I’m pretty open with you here on the blog. Often as I’ve bared my soul and pushed the publish button, the butterflies in my stomach turned to some kind of winged monster that tried to carry me off. Being vulnerable isn’t something that comes easy to me and I...
by laura.hicks | Jan 9, 2017 | Faith, family, testimony, Uncategorized
“Hurry, load ‘em up!” I hollered over the wind as my young niece and nephew brought their horses to the trailer. The temperature had dropped as the wind seemed to come up instantaneously. Everyone at the rodeo was desperately trying to get horses and kids rounded up...
by laura.hicks | Dec 20, 2016 | Faith, Uncategorized
Please help me welcome Kelly Balarie to the blog this week. Just yesterday, my friend told me her daughter has lice. I hugged that girl yesterday! Would lice go from her hair to mine? Would I be cleaning the entire house, washing every sheet and stuffed animal, and...
