For me its always been horses..... as far back as I can remember I have been mesmerized by them . My grandma and grandpa lived across the road from us and always had a few horses at their place. I remember going over and playing with them for hours and jumping on to ride them bareback. That love for horses never left me as I grew up, if anything it has grown with me over the years. Its funny the horse memories that come to mind when I think back, trail riding with my grandparents on a little...

The seasons on the ranch determine all of our daily activities and how and what we spend our time and energy on. With each spring we feel renewed hope as calving begins and things green up and come to life. Then come the prayers for rain and a year of good grass along with the opportunity of longer and more productive work days. We are thankful each year to keep the cattle in good shape, the fencing done and to get the hay off. Sometimes there are worries of drought and the other challenges...

As I sit down to write this article it is the time on the ranch when we are able to look back on the year and reflect on how everything is rolling along. There are so many positive aspects to being a rancher but that is not to say it does not come without its challenges! Some days it makes us question our sanity but yet we choose it over and over again, I guess some might question ours! Perhaps it is in overcoming challenges that allows us to live with a sense of fulfillment and that...