Fixing fence is the one of the hardest jobs on a ranch. I no longer live on a ranch, but I do know what hard work is. Fences are everyone's concern, but nowadays,the "hole" is always your neighbor's side not your own. It used to be that you would respect your neighbor and mend the fence together. If their cows got in your field, a simple phone call resolved the problem. You might even saddle up your own horse and help them gather them up. We need more people who are willing to roll their sleeves up and fix the fence regardless of who your neighbor is. There are people in this country who need to be reminded that a fence is like the way you should conduct your life. Your posts should be straight and neat. The wire needs to be stretched tight and your gate might be closed, but can still be easily opened. And most of all, we can all saddle up together and ride the range, it won't matter if you have an Appaloosa, Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred. The cows still have to be gathered, fences have to be fixed, and the range is a wide open space of opportunity for us all.

Home Sweet Home

Posted Friday, May 2, 2014, at 7:54 PM

We are not quite settled into our new home yet, but last Sunday morning; I woke up feeling as though I could write again.

There are still boxes waiting to be unpacked but progress has been made. And we are enjoying the wonderful quiet of our new corner of the world.

Gavin and Chloe have not been able to see our new home yet and I am excited to show them the new playroom just for kids!

KaeLynn and Nathaniel were so excited on Moving Day!. They ran from room to room yelling "Grandma, Come and See this! As if I hadn't already done so.

David and I have experienced many blessings over the past year. I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful people have been to us.

We have learned so a great deal about ourselves and what truly mattered for this newest chapter in our lives. Countless evenings were spent discussing our options and choices out there for a new home.

Our final conclusion was that we wanted to live very simply and have the means to enjoy other things in life like retirement for David and the hope of retirement for me in a few years. To travel and actually take trips together and a warm and welcoming home for our grandchildren and family.

My son-in-law Aaron asked me if I would miss the old house. My answer was a resounding no! Not that we hated the house, but because we needed something different for us after the kids had grown. No one wants to keep puttering away on improvements to manage a huge yard.

I have spent the last month dividing my time with the old house and the new one. Needless to say, I am exhausted, but happy. I swept the last bit of floor and said a little prayer for the future owners.

One of our most recent blessings has been the gift of wonderful chair for David. What could be better in life than having two grandchildren learning to play games on the tablet with their patient and loving Papa? Add a dog and a cat in the mix to top off a wonderful hours of unlimited fun and games for David.

And who could forget the blessing our Moms? No matter how old you are, a mother's love is as precious as gold.

This past year has not been easy. Many a time, I was discouraged and exhausted. I learned what it really meant to Wait on the Lord. His plans were much better than ours.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Bonnie, I'm so glad you're feeling the urge to write again

And its a good one!

Thank you for sharing

Jessie

-- Posted by jessiemiller on Tue, May 6, 2014, at 10:56 PM
Thank you. I need to get the fingers going on another one soon.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Wed, May 7, 2014, at 7:14 AM

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