Cowgirl Chronicles: The Devils on My Back 9/30/23~

I said I would write daily, and now it's been going on two weeks without hardly a word. Story lines flow to hidden spaces in my mind. I'm not fast enough to catch them before they slip away and disappear for good. How has life gotten so much busier? I can barely keep up with …

We Are All Running~

It's a foggy morning here in southwest Nebraska. Summer has kept her foot in the door this past week with her 90-degree temperatures. The plus side to 90 degrees in late September is that we are down to twelves hour of daylight, so the heat is relegated to a short window in the afternoon, keeping …

Cowgirl Chronicles: Not On Our Own 9/11/23

The rain over the weekend has freshened up the world. For the first time in several weeks, I didn't worry about driving through the pastures as I worked to top off mineral tubs and check water tanks. The fall-like air of the morning had the cattle spread out to kingdom come grazing and boy do …

Cowgirl Chronicles: Thy Kingdome Come 9/10/23

Thy kingdom come. Thunder rumbles. Thy will be done. The heavens open up, rain pours down. A congregations collective sigh. Shoulders relax, eyes brighten with delight. Hear the sound, watch it fall straightly down. Throughout the day. Praise God for whom all blessings flow. Perfection. Rain on a cool September Sunday. XO Megan

Cowgirl Chronicles: A Husker Loss with Hail 9/9/23

Husker football means a lazy Saturday in Nebraska. Mom and Dad had come up the day before to watch us compete in the ranch rodeo but more importantly see the girls who they hadn't see in a month. Before they headed back home, they came up at 6:30 a.m. for coffee and to see Ava …

Cowgirl Chronicles: The Ranch Rodeo 9/8/23

We loaded up the UTV with fencing supplies and headed down the road. It was after 9:00 a.m. and the cool of the morning was starting to leave for another 90-degree day. We had spent the morning, I guess to sound important, in a business meeting. We are transitioning to the fall schedule which brings …

The Strength of a Woman~

She lived to see the sun rise in the morningand to watch it set at night.Through the blur of years,it was her constant companion.All her life, with arms wide open,she cared for her babies and a home. It was a life well lived.Full of immense loss but overflowing greater with love.Her heart was strong, strength …

Cowgirl Chronicles: The Big West 9/7/23

We were sorting cattle by 7:00 a.m. We only had 48 head to work but we needed to be done by 9:45 a.m. so we could make it to Imperial for Ava's cross-country meet in time to watch her run. So, we needed to get things rolling, because I also had to take kids to …

Cowgirls Chronicles: The East Curtis 9/6/23

This is what I love.  Riding out to gather cattle on a cool morning, the grass heavy with a wet dew, the warm light of the rising sun illuminating everything that is beautiful about the land, the cattle spread out grazing across the hills and the colors of fall putting on a gorgeous show. That …

Cowgirls Chronicles: The Blackwood 9/5/23~

Day 3 of preconditioning calves. The girls headed back to school from their three-day weekend so we started a little later in the morning so we could get them on the bus. We had a crew of six, Ty, Buck, Kenny, Evan Drew, and me, plus our niece and nephew, Emersyn and Deacon, who are …