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Leaving Cheyenne
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Al and I are headed east for a family reunion and started this amazing book by Larry McMurtry. It’s told from the POV of Gid Fry. There are only a few lead characters. Molly, Johnny, his dad. It’s surprisingly simple. Surprisingly complex. We’ve laughed out loud. We’ve cried. How have…
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Bible Recap
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Al and I are studying through the Bible, and we are using Tara Leigh Coble’s Bible Recap. It’s a really good chronological outline. She also has a podcast with extra info, and a study guide to help keep you organized. Really, the only things you need are your Bible and…
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I Should Have Been A Cowboy
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Last night was the Soroco Ranch Rodeo. We did not have an adult team, but we had a youth team! They had to put three calves in a pen, move a medicine bag into a bucket, move a stranded cowboy from a bail of hay back to the box, and…
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A New Life
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I‘m not sure how the entire month of July passed without me writing a single word. I am after all retired. Things on the ranch are busy. But still. . . . Even busy, there are days when the only person I really speak with is Al. And if he…
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July 4
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Early Morning Reflections No doubt about it, summer is a busy time on a ranch and the Fish and Cross is no different. I‘m sitting at my desk this early morning. Listening to grand children and great grand children play on the patio below. Adults greeting each other over coffee.…
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Lazy Sundays
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That was the intent anyway. We got up, did our devotions, and went out to ride Tom and Amp. We watched our Arizona Church, Heart Cry, on the computer. I took a nap. Wonderful Sunday! Then we went to work. Al got the tractor and grated the road. I got…
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Branding Day
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All I can hear is the mooing of cattle as they move. The sound of cowboy whoops. Dogs barking. Horses neighing. The motors of ATVs and tractors. It looks so easy in the movies. Or on Yellowstone where they show the lone cow breaking free. Running from the others. Reality…
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Branding Iron for Crafts
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Out here at Fish & Cross Ranch, even the smallest projects carry a touch of the cowboy way. I was digging through supplies the other day and found a stash of leather scraps. That got me wondering—what if, instead of my usual little paper tags, I gave these pieces a…
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Nashville Trip
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Al and I had been talking for a month, and though my heart was already set, we both knew we had to meet in person to be sure. I was headed to Kentucky to see a friend, so we planned a stop in Nashville on my way back to North…
