by laura.hicks | Apr 27, 2020 | Faith, Ranching
Well hello Spring! I’m glad to see you old friend. I’m pretty stinking excited for so many of the great things that come along with you too. The green grass. Warm breezes. Baby calves. New lambs. Smell of fresh turned farm ground. But most of all the HOPE...
by laura.hicks | Feb 24, 2020 | Faith, Ranching
Have you ever heard the parable about the lost sheep. In Matthew 18 and Luke 15 Jesus shares a parable about the shepherd leaving the 99 sheep to retrieve the one who has wandered off and gotten lost. Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them....
by laura.hicks | Feb 11, 2020 | Faith, health, Ranching
When you hear the word “snow” do you think of these sweet, winter wonderland pictures? The ones all Christmas movies make feel so special. Or do you envision something along the lines of being out in Siberia? Cold, windy and barren. Well, here in South...
by laura.hicks | Feb 5, 2020 | Faith, Ranching
You can barely hear the rustle of the grass over the clicking of hooves and soft bellowing of cows. The air is cool enough you need a jacket but the sun on your face makes everything right. Laughter and jokes carry the day. Miles and miles spent horseback trailing...
by laura.hicks | Jan 6, 2020 | Faith, Ranching, Writing
I have exciting news! Recently I started a new online community along with my sister. It’s called Her Rural Heart and it’s for the rural, Christian woman at heart. What does Rural Heart mean? It’s the heart that longs for living intentionally and simplified even...
by laura.hicks | Oct 14, 2019 | Faith, Ranching
The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. Nehemiah 4:17 (NLT) How many of you have sorted cows down a sorting alley before? Okay, for those who haven’t let me paint a picture super quick. At our house there...
