Grateful for Grandmother

Yesterday was my grandmother’s birthday.  She’s the pretty young woman with the cute little boy on her lap. She was born in 1912 and grew up on her beloved Nebraska ranch, where she lived most of her life.  My cousin said of her, “She was the gentlest cowgirl you ever did know.” She wrote three family history books on a…

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The Real-Deal Cowboy

Some guys want to be cowboys. This guy was a cowboy. A real-life, cattle-raising, horse-riding, lover-of-the-land kind of cowboy. He dressed like a cowboy, and it was clear he had worked hard all of his life. But it took just a few moments to witness the twinkle in his eye, the good humor, and the happy man that added a…

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A Mom and Her Girls

A Tribute To A Mom Whom Her Daughters Adored In this story of tribute, the story highlights the efforts of two girls, the daughters of a beloved mother who was experiencing Lewy body disease and all that this reality brought. You see, her two daughters devoted the last several years to caring for their mom. First, living in the home…

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