Dear Reader, I may have been a bit dramatic about the weather, it warmed up significantly in the last two weeks, we have even had some days in the eighties. I made it a point to not complain about it being warmer, though, because I know there will be days in the winter when I … Continue reading Getting a Start in Life
Dear Reader, It seems that when you are young, the world is huge and endless. Endless knowledge, endless lands to explore, and endless people to meet. But there comes a time in your twenties where you slowly realize that even though you may never visit every corner of the earth, meet every person that there … Continue reading Just Someone’s Hometown
Dear Reader, When they say that a lot can change in a year, they are right. It’s not that I have never believed in this saying, I just never imagined how true it is. The me from last September was pleasantly on the edge of change that she had been wanting for a long time. … Continue reading Changing Leaves
Dear Reader, You probably think that I hated working in the office, and in a sense I did. I hated the way fluorescent lighting combined with a/c made this sterile and soulless environment, and that the only nature I saw was the screen saver when I first logged into my computer. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading What I learned in the Office
Dear Reader, I can feel summer slowly creeping away in the last week. In Florida I would have been thrilled, but here in South Dakota, even though it has been so hot, I find myself clinging a little bit to summer because I know that winter is coming and it lasts longer here than summer … Continue reading Cooking…
Dear Reader, I think I have made it over the hump of home sickness and have settled into the reality of my new life. I think even if I did move back to Florida, my heart would not be satisfied because I am really homesick for a reality that doesn’t exist anymore, not necessarily a … Continue reading Red, White, and Rodeo
Dear Reader, The first full week in South Dakota has been as rolling as the hills that surround our house. The first two days that I was here were relatively warm and windy, I woke up the first morning and it was 67 degrees in the house which was really cold for this Florida girl, … Continue reading It’s the Little Things
Dear Reader, I am still here. I’m still a rancher’s daughter with big dreams, lots of books, and too much coffee. A little older, a little more acquainted with the grief of this world, and more appreciative of the beauty in it. It’s been quite a year with a lot of changes. Some a long … Continue reading Different Places, New Faces, Same Me
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
