Just to let you know up front, this is NOT a story from the ranch! Thanks be to God I have never been in close proximity to a rattlesnake, nor do I plan to be in the future. If you are bitten by a snake, they pump their venom into you through their fangs. It … Continue reading Antivenom
My wife just came out of nowhere and said, "You weren't even listening, were you?" And I'm like, "That's a weird way to start a conversation." Now I want to apologize ahead of time here to you men reading, if you are not one of these guys. You can continue reading while laughing at the … Continue reading Oblivious
For the last few years, I have picked one word to meditate on throughout the year, so that I grow stronger by studying it in Scripture. Last year was freedom. When praying about what God wanted me to go deeper on in 2022, I kept coming up with things in my reading and conversations with … Continue reading Samach
It's Christmas morning and the kiddos come down to the tree and see all the beautifully wrapped presents. Unfortunately, no gift has a to and from label on it! So no one knows what gift is for whom. Can you imagine the chaos? Little Jimmy opens a gift and gets a tie. Mom opens a … Continue reading Intended Gift
This post is 100% puppy inspired! Because puppies are just darn cute and lovable! My life has gotten a bit busier lately. I usually do about one post a week, but five weeks ago, we got our stud dog boy puppy who is now 13 weeks old. Over Thanksgiving my husband went back to the … Continue reading Puppy Inspired
I get so much from old Western TV shows and movies that inspire these blog posts. (Culturally outdated, indeed!) The latest one, featured a wagon train of approx. 300 people traveling to California. A husband and wife join up with the train part way through the trip. When some of the women on said train … Continue reading Holier than thou
This post contains another phrase from the Wild West, being dry gulched. To be dry gulched is to be ambushed with the intent of killing or severely mauling. The bad guys lay in wait in a dry gulch, to catch the good guys unawares, with the intent to do bodily harm. In the Western U.S., … Continue reading Dry gulched
The history of the phrase little black book is quite colorful. (Pun intended!) As with many English idioms containing the word black, this one refers to something mysterious or even potentially shameful. People may refer to a journal or part of a journal as their black book or little black book. This means that it … Continue reading My little black book
Just so you know, green is my favorite color. I had a lovely string of malachite beads that I used for my prayerful meditations. A friend who was going through a difficult divorce, needed some extra encouragement, and so I gave them to her, as green is her favorite color too. When looking for a … Continue reading Lapis Lazuli Blue
That's right folks, it is time for another adventure from the ranch! When we got our property, it was overrun with thistles. That first summer it was an everyday job to spray them with weed killer, made specially for them. We had pump up sprayers that you put the weed killer in, mix with water, … Continue reading Ants in your pants
God Still Speaks 