Creating a home on (and off) the range
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Dear reader, don’t miss Today’s God Gift at the end of this post! It’s a good thing that we like eggs around here. My Fix-It Farmer got our first flock of chicks in April of 2025, a batch of 10 sent in the mail from Tractor Supply. You can read all about our first foray…
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It’s February! That’s got most of us thinking about one thing… or maybe two things. When we think about February, we think about Valentine’s Day. And maybe the Super Bowl, for all you fans of football or decadent dips and tasty treats or funny commercials. Also, as it is a Winter Olympics year, you might…
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Before I get in the saddle, I place my hand on Penny’s smooth, golden cheek and whisper a prayer for us. Lord, please help us work together well today and connect the way good partners should. And keep us both calm and safe. Amen. Standing on the mounting block with a tangle of knots in…
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It all started on Good Friday morning. The Fix-It Farmer left the house early on a mystery errand. When he came back, he asked daughter Rachel and me to help him unload something from his pickup. Thinking that he’d purchased a heavy piece of equipment, I begrudgingly pulled on my work boots. I was confused…
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I love spending time in nature, and my high-energy dog helped me realize how much the great outdoors boosts my mood and overall mental health. We adopted Elektra, a German shepherd-border collie mix, from the Humane Society as a 16th birthday gift for our daughter. Before we got the dog I would run outside when…
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This post contains affiliate links, which means when you click on the link, go to Amazon and purchase ANY product, I get a small commission. The product does not cost you any more to buy, but it helps support Plum Prairie Ranch. John Wesley is credited with the saying, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Now…
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Just a few months before we put our Texas house on the market, we completed the master bath project by tiling the floor and replacing the baseboards. For more than 28 years, we lived with a horrible dirty secret: carpet in our bathroom. And yes, that carpet was as disgustingly gross as you might imagine….
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February is a time when many of us think more about love because of, you know, Valentine’s Day. But we usually associate that holiday with romantic love, cards and candy, chocolate for sure. Forget about the chalky little hearts with messages. Fun to read, blah to eat. Save the calories for chocolate. Maybe you remember…
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It’s been a brutally cold month of January so far. We’ve had snow on the ground for three weeks now. Some of it melted, but much of it remains. There have been several waves of arctic blasts that drove temps well below zero. Snow on the ground for so many days is very unusual for…
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Does God care about your goals? We’re more than halfway through January, and I’m wondering, “How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions?” Are you still on track with some well-researched goals, or did you stumble right out of the gate? You vowed to eat clean, only to find yourself stress eating leftover peanut…
