5-0

The Hippie culture called it the “Summer of Love”.  1967, June 13, small town America…where I am sure they didn’t refer to it as the Summer of Love, but just a hot, humid summer day.  They say that low pressure brings babies, and that was the day I entered the world~ wait for it….right smackContinue reading “5-0”

Mother’s Day

Today we celebrate Mom.  I used to not have a lot of emotion about this day.  All it meant to me was it was a day to celebrate something that I wasn’t.  That giant, gaping, big old hole in my heart and soul was empty, dark, and, well, even emptier.  So, I prayed.  I prayedContinue reading “Mother’s Day”

Rainy Days & Wednesdays

Weather is fickle here in the Ozarks.  Much like it was on the Great Plains.  If you don’t like it, just wait a few minutes and it will change.  This morning brought a cloudy, cool morning and as I pondered life this morning while looking at our vista, it dawned on me that life onContinue reading “Rainy Days & Wednesdays”

730 days ago.

730 days ago Cowboy Bob and I took a huge leap of faith.  We left everything we had ever known, and moved an entire ranch (no one said we were sane) FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE miles.  South.  South to a place that neither one of us ever thought we would ever live. In the lastContinue reading “730 days ago.”