Healthy and delicious Salad in a Jar for springtime meals. Salads in a Jar are both beautiful and delicious. Spring is the perfect time to make these yummy creations. I begin craving these salads just as the days get warmer and the pastures show the first hint of green grass on the ranch. Ready to…
We all have that one “Thing.” You know the one. The one thing you stew about throughout the day; stirring it over and over in your mind. Depending on your season of life, it may be work or marriage or money or age or regret or health or whatever. Lately, for me, the “thing” I…
In “March with Grandma,” I mentioned I am reading through the book of Proverbs this month; one chapter per day in honor of my Grandma Barnes. (If you missed the post, you can read it here.) All different verses speak to our individual hearts. It is amazing how God’s inspired word meets us right where…
I love the beginning of a new year. A whole year ahead, full of memories yet to be experienced, new possibilities and a fresh new calendar. {I love this planner and this one} I sometimes make resolutions; but I realize I have made some of the same resolutions year after year.
Today was the most beautiful October 1st, ushering in fall with a gentle breeze and a copper tone. I am so thankful for a little cooler weather even though I really do like the fun, hot summers. I may be a little early for the turkey and dressing; but bring on the thankfulness!
We worked this set of 400 lb. calves today. I was “alley help” pushing the calves up toward the “chute help.”
When I was eight years old, my mom sent me to my Grandma Tucker’s house for a week. The objective: Learn to cook. My Grandma Tucker, my mother’s mother, cooked a big noon meal every day for my Grandpa and all the hired hands on their Kiamichi country ranch. She was a beautiful redhead and a…
Today, I want to share with you something very personal to me… My little red prayer box. Have you ever felt your prayer life to be floundering or nonexistent? Yeah, me too. I have been through seasons of closeness with God and seasons when I couldn’t find my way. Times when praise filled my heart…
I took our dogs, Bonnie and Sadie, for a quick mile walk yesterday morning before going to my girls’ volleyball game. I love a good morning walk! It gets the the body moving and all the mental juices flowing. Yesterday was a beautiful morning, especially for January. As I walked, I thought about our perspective…
I love my friend Laurie and I love this Taco Soup recipe—She gave it to me many years ago and it is a winner! This is one of the recipes I demonstrated at the Oklahoma Cattlewomen‘s Cooking Show at Oklahoma State Fair some time ago. If you can brown meat and open a can, you…
Up until Sunday at 10:33 am, I was not “a runner.” I have never been “a runner.” I ran track in junior high. My coach called me “Sunshine” and perfected my sprinting form. In high school, I competed with my horses instead of running track. Still, several friends and I would meet at Stacy’s house…