Dear Reader, There are many professions that are created because of imperfect circumstances. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need professions like doctors, soldiers, policemen, firemen, garbagemen, and politicians. I am sure that there are many people in these professions that (if there was no need for their occupation) would happily hang up their coats … Continue reading Cowboy by Choice
Dear Reader, July and August weather can be under appreciated, especially if you live in Florida—and even more so if you love fall. It can be hard to appreciate the moment you are living in when it feels like everything is melting—quite literally. I have a car freshener made out of scent beads that just … Continue reading Goodbye Summer
Dear Reader, Everyone has a different norm, and we tend to find other people’s norm fascinating, even though in the grand scheme of things it’s really not that interesting. Growing up, some kids thought that it was amazing that I had my own bottle calf that I raised, which is out of the norm for … Continue reading Relatively Normal
Dear Reader, I am here to make your day or week better. Maybe not really make things better, but at least make you feel like you aren’t the only one that feels like their week or day was just kinda frumpy. You know, those days when you are just surviving and nothing is going horribly … Continue reading Frumpy Ranching Days
Dear Reader, Do you by chance find yourself dating a cowboygirl? Did you talk to a girl you found attractive and suddenly find yourself neck deep in a world you know nothing about? Are you getting mixed signals of whether she likes you or not? As a cowboygirl myself, maybe I can help clear the … Continue reading So, You’re Dating a Cowboygirl
Dear Reader, Did you get a cowboy for Christmas? Did you know what you were asking for when you wrote Santa that letter? Or did it just kind of happen? Either way, if you have recently found yourself in a relationship with a cowboy and you didn’t grow up in the ranching world, here are … Continue reading So, You’re Dating A Cowboy.
Dear Reader, Christmas seems like just a short while ago and an eternity ago. I put the last of the decorations in the church office away last week. (I like to leave out the manager scene until Three Kings Day.), but there are still wax stains on some of the pews as stubborn little reminders … Continue reading New Year, Slower You
When people think of Christmas for the rancher’s daughter, they often think of the many Christmas movies that revolve around the rancher’s family finding the Christmas spirit and keeping secrets on the ranch. There might be a pony kept hidden in the barn until Christmas morning, or an emergency with the animals on Christmas Eve. … Continue reading Christmas Memories
Dear Reader, I don’t know why everything has to have an assigned “aesthetic” these days. I guess the kids that grew up with “themed” birthday parties felt like everything needed a theme in adult. Most women love to show off their “farmhouse” kitchens, which I think are super cute, but it amuses me because it … Continue reading Aesthetics
Dear Reader, After my family and I got home from vacation last month, I have been in survival mode. Go to work, come home and do chores. Wake up and get ready for work. Catch up on things on the weekend, start over on Monday. No one likes to live like this; I understand that … Continue reading Ranching in the Moment
From the Rancher's Daughter's Desk 