by laura.hicks | Feb 22, 2021 | Faith, Ranching
The air was crisp as the wind blew through the cedar trees. The fog was just lifting out the valley as I loaded extra feed in the side by side to take to the ewes with new lambs. Normally the grass would be enough but it was slow getting started that year so I was...
by laura.hicks | Jan 11, 2021 | Faith, Ranching
Can I shoot straight with you? I’m scared of the dark. Not when I’m sleeping comfortably in my house but please don’t ask me to go outside in the dark without a good light! It was a cold, damp, February night with no moonlight out. My horse was saddled in the barn...
by laura.hicks | Jan 6, 2021 | Faith
Well hello friends. It’s been far too long hasn’t it? Let me apologize. I could come up with a thousand different excuses but let’s just be honest, I lost my fire to write. I’ve struggled with what to write. It got put on the back burner and then that back...
by laura.hicks | Sep 3, 2020 | Faith, family, Prayer, testimony
All of a sudden I could feel the heat rise up in me as the darkness closed in. Suffocating me but somehow the doctor kept speaking. How could he? Couldn’t he feel the air getting thin too? The heaviness of the moment was crushing me but he just kept sharing the news...
by laura.hicks | Aug 19, 2020 | Bible Study, Faith, Ranching
Friend, fall calving season has begun at our place. (Insert happy dance here!) Seriously, I love baby animals. Calves, lambs, puppies, kittens, foals, you name it I’m here for it! Then to top it off we changed some things around a couple of years ago and now we fall...
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...
