Prayer for Isaac
As I lay here at 3:00 in the morning with my head pounding from a migraine for the 3rd night in a row, I am praying for a young man who's head also might be pounding with more intense pain than my own....
View ArticleHappy Grandparent's Day!
Just wanted to wish the amazing Grandparents in our daughter's lives a Happy Grandparents Day! We have been blessed this summer with being able to spend some time with each one of you! We are truly...
View ArticleThe Misadventures of Life
Wow! I think maybe I should change the name of this blog so that I stop having so many adventures, or maybe I should name it "Misadventure Lives Here!" I have yet another story for you of an...
View ArticleOver the River and Through the Woods to Grandmother's House We Go!
After Aubrey and I went on our ride over the mountain, Mackenzie reminded me that I owed her a date for earning it up in Galena on her chore chart. I asked her what she wanted to do and at first she...
View ArticleA Ride to Remember!
A few weeks ago I took Aubrey on a long ride up to the top of the mountain behind my parent's place and then down the back side. This is one of my favorite rides. My mom, sister and I spent a lot of...
View ArticleDaddy's Hands
For Father's Day, my Dad was convinced to take a break from the work and we went up the mountain for a picnic. My brother and his family came as well. The girls and I were the lucky ones...we got to...
View ArticleMake Hay While the Sun Shines
We just finished up haying here on the ranch and we are all relieved to have it done. Now it is time for irrigating the fields again. When we first started haying it ended up dumping rain for about 3...
View Article4th of July
For the 4th, the girls and I went up to Kalispell to spend the day with Grandpa Bruce (Ross' Dad) and Grandma Benni. We went to a parade in the morning on Maine Street.The girls watching the 4th of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday To The Love of My Life and An Update!
Happy Birthday Ross!Yesterday was Ross' Birthday, so the girls I were sad we couldn't be there to celebrate with him. I thought his day might be like any other day as I wasn't there to make him his...
View ArticleA New Adventure - Skippering a Boat
The end of May we flew out of Galena as soon as the school year was over. We grabbed our suburban that we store in Fairbanks and headed to Homer. I will post another blog about our family time as we...
View Article2014 Trapping
Ross has wanted to learn how to trap since he was a little boy. I grew up with brothers who trapped off and on, but myself only ever trapped lots of gophers, mice and one mink (caught by accident in...
View ArticleA New Addition - Vallie Girl!
Ok, so no our new addition to our family is not a new baby, but instead it is a new dog! :) Before we went down to Montana this past summer, I was searching for a husky type dog. I figured since we...
View ArticleMoose Processing
Moose processing is a time that our family looks forward to but is also glad when all the meat is in the freezer and we are set for winter. The girls love cutting up moose. In fact last summer while...
View ArticleRoss Hunting
Ross was blessed with a monster moose the last weekend of moose season in September. He went hunting by himself this weekend, so didn't have someone else to take a good picture of him with his moose....
View ArticleWendy's First Moose Hunting Trip
In mid September, Mackenzie's teacher, our friend and neighbor, watched our girls so that Ross and I could go hunting for the weekend. This was the first time I have been able to go moose hunting. We...
View ArticleDaddy's Hands
For Father's Day, my Dad was convinced to take a break from the work and we went up the mountain for a picnic. My brother and his family came as well. The girls and I were the lucky ones...we got to...
View ArticleMilling Lumber
This fall Ross was able to do some milling of logs that he got last winter. This is something he has always wanted to do. He enjoyed learning more about milling and we will enjoy the wood for...
View ArticleRoss' Birthday!
Ok, so I know Ross' Birthday is September 10th and it is now November 7th. I have some catching up to do for sure! Ross' Birthday just happened to fall on the night of our Campaigners kick-off for...
View ArticleMiracle Child
I have mixed feelings about writing this post. I want to be sensitive to my husband and daughter’s feelings, but also feel God is laying it on my heart to share how he has touched our very own family...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Barge Shopping Turns into Christmas Time in August!
The barge with all our years worth of groceries and supplies arrived this past Sunday (8/31). The girls had been saying ever since we arrived "When is the barge going to get here? I wish the barge...
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