When you come to the edge of all the light you know, And are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, Or you will learn how to fly. ~Barbara J winter Being a farmer and especially a woman farmer is a HUGE risk. I will be the first to say that there are women out there that put me…
She waltzed into my heart the second I saw her picture, I fell in love with her over pictures and texts. When she walked towards me, I knew she was made for me. Olive is not just one more dog for us, she has already attached herself to both Jeff and I’s hearts (it took only seconds). Olive, also know to me as Squish because she is so incredibly fluffy and squishy is an Australian Shepherd. Gus and Olive hit…
“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” – Unknown You can see it in their eyes, the love they have and the the joy that you are alive. They greet you when you come home like its a party everyday. They watch your back…
Growing up my family had their own set of traditions. Jeff’s family also has their own traditions. So, as you can imagine and I’m sure may have experienced yourself, the merging of traditions into your own family can be difficult. Growing up we decorated the day after thanksgiving (I should add that christmas is my favorite holiday). I went all out, garland up the banisters and stockings on the mantel. The tree could light a whole room with all…
Growing up we spent many vacations in Oklahoma with my grandparents. I would always look forward to certain things, for instance my dad’s mom makes awesome rum cake. My mom’s mom she always made us spatzle, which all of my cousins loved. We would joke that we were going to make her a 50 gallon drum to make enough soup for everyone. This year I am spending New Year’s with Jeff’s family and volunteered to make spatzle….
I finally convinced my husband last year that we were in fact going to get a border collie. Well,,, neither of us had owned a purebred border collie before. We had a border collie mix but he seemed to lean more towards to lab side. I remember growing up watching my Papa’s herding dogs work the cows. I thought that it was so amazing that such a small creature (in comparison to the cow) could move so many…
It’s that time of year again! Christmas is my favorite holiday by far and not just because it comes with ham. Every year we go as a family and cut our trees down together. When the tractor drops us off at the giant field of charisma’s trees it’s like a christmas wonderland. We set out into the field smelling and touching trees like a bunch of excited little kids. The debate of what kind of tree now begins. Do we…
Every year growing up my father and brother would leave to go hunting while I would stay home with s a local channel so she will have to suffer without an Anne marathon in Oklahoma. It was about three movies in when my husband turns to me and says “This is profoundly insightful as to why you are the way you are”. About ten minutes later he fell asleep. I am going to hope that his insight was in…