Sometimes, letting go is difficult.
Sometimes, letting go is easy.
Sometimes, letting go is the best thing you can do for the sake of your sanity.
As part of the growth I experienced this year I found it necessary do away with the caustic people in my life. I should have purged these people a year earlier [...]
Let Go
I Wonder
Today’s Reverb10 prompt says this:
Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?
My every-day life is filled with this very thing.
I marvel at the fact that at 33 years old, I can do what I want to each day, and it usually involves riding horses, photography, or making jewelry. All [...]
A Moment in Time

It’s one of those mornings when you can feel the energy in the air. You don’t mind that you got up early. You don’t even mind that it’s foggy, or cool outside this morning. People start arriving, trailers and horses in tow. Granny’s kitchen smells of fresh baked biscuits, scrambled eggs, bacon and coffee, because [...]
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of The South Dakota Cowgirl…
I’ve a confession.
I haven’t ridden a horse in 10 days. Yes. I said 10 days.
Some cowgirl I am.
I realize that I may be a fair-weather cowgirl- or at least one that would prefer to not ride in the wind and snow that has rained down on us off and on for [...]
One Word
One.
Word.
To encompass the entire year of 2010.
Growth.
I chose the word growth to encompass 2010 because I believe I grew exponentially this year. I grew in maturity as an individual, in strength and confidence as a woman, and in leaps and bounds in regards to my horsemanship skills. Is my life a journey? Yes. Is horsemanship [...]







