The feeling of excitement rushes over us at the start of something new; a new baby, a new house, a new job, a new puppy, or perhaps a new dream. Our willingness to work hard is a solemn promise we vow. However, as the new wears off and the bathroom still needs to be scrubbed, and the now full-grown dog still needs to be walked; Our pace begins to slow. Chuck and I watched this play out when we bought our […]
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I am by no means a garage sale junky, but on a beautiful day when the sun is shining, and the birds are chirping, I enjoy loading the boys in the back of the old truck and driving around with Eva looking at what people are selling. You can find some really neat things on occasion. I remember one day before Eva was born. My folks were in town, and we decided to peruse around and see what we found. […]
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Good night, Sweet dreams, I love you, I will see you in the morning. No words could have fonder memories to me. I have heard them said a thousand times, and without fail, they have never disappointed. In our home, eight o’clock was bedtime for us girls. It used to make us so mad. We would moan and groan because we wanted to stay up! But my folks knew 6 AM would come early for school. For the most part, […]
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Some horses are just born for kids. Mr. Ed was one of those horses. My folks named him after the TV show “Mister Ed.” He whinnied all the time, so they felt it was a very appropriate name. One day, Dad was finishing up some work out at Mr. Harvey’s barn, and I was riding bareback in the round pen. I decided to speed Mr. Ed up a little bit, and without giving it much thought, I kicked him into […]
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One of my favorite things to do is load up in our old Ford pickup truck. We bought it from Chuck’s Grandad several years ago, so there is some sentimental attachment to it as well. It’s nothing fancy. I am sure you can visualize the type; a two-door pickup truck, with one long seat across the cab, AM/FM radio, the gear shift is still located on the steering wheel, the air conditioner is the hand-cranked windows you roll down yourself and […]
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Chuck and I had recently been married and now we were arranging our new household budget. We had some extra funds and were discussing the best way to use the money. I had some great ideas, but none were practical. Chuck helped kick in the adult part of me, as he is always very practical, and we settled on the purchase of a new mattress set for our bedroom. At the time, we did not have a truck so, Chuck called […]
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I was standing with my dad on the back porch over-looking the wedding arrangements and awaiting the hour that the wedding ceremony would begin. I laid my head on my dad’s shoulder and whispered, “I can’t do this.” The next couple of hours seemed like a blur of emotions. I was a real-life runaway bride. I hid in my parent’s bedroom while they tried to figure out why I was backing out. Meanwhile, Chuck was getting ready five miles away […]
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We all had our popcorn and coke in hand as we headed in for the show. Our hometown of Pierre had a small movie theatre that everyone frequented. It was so much fun to go see the latest movie that was playing. As we walked into the theatre to find our seats, I turned to my dad and asked if I could sit in the middle of Mom and him? His response made such an impact on me. He said, […]
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To hear my dad describe Mr. Garland Webb is quite a salute to a great cowboy. He was a gentlemen cowboy, who removed his hat for a lady and his boots in the house. He treated his friends fairly, and his enemies wisely. His neighbors were like family. He was loved by many and envied by all. At eighty years old, Mr. Garland was still swinging a leg over the saddle to ride fences and check cattle. He was a […]
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“He was up before the dawn with his Bible opened up. Seeking truth with every single page he turned. Anyone could see my daddy lived what he believed. With a gentle heart and passion for Jesus’s blood…” -Brian Free and Assurance Nothing describes my father better. As my sister and I would wake, to ready ourselves for school, we would catch a glimpse of Dad. He would be sitting in his chair or standing, with a cup of coffee in […]
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