Is love enough for your dog?
As I travel in an out of people’s homes and lives, (and those of their dog’s), I have yet to come across one person that doesn’t love...
The best $25 I've ever spent
“Yep, that was the best $25 I’ve ever spent,” I answered. For years Joe questioned the purchase price of our house dog Scruffy, and that...
Stepping out then in by fostering
“Do you remember when you said you might be willing to take on a foster dog?” she asked. The voice on the other end of the line was my...
Letting go of my herd
Letting go of something you love is painful especially when intellectually you understand why it's not good for you, but emotionally and
Dear Dad - Happy 90th Birthday
Dear Dad, I write to you in honor of your 90th birthday on June 7th. You've been on my mind and ohhhh how I'm missing you. Each year...
Take Time Pete
“Take time, Pete,” I shrieked as I saw the crowd part and the sheep divert from the designated pathway through the street fair toward the...
Saber más, lessons of ‘knowing more’
This story is a one of love, faith and perseverance that I witnessed first-hand. It is NOT meant as an editorial on immigration policy...
Farm Footnotes from Fish Hatchery Drive
The anticipation was tight in my chest as we turned east onto Fish Hatchery Drive that hot August afternoon in 2012. I leaned forward...
Christmas Eve at the Big House
“Shhhhh…….I think I hear ‘em,” Jake whispered. Eyes wide, head slightly cocked, he slowly raised his index finger to his lips to...
Calling the Sheep
There is a lump in my throat and an ache in my heart for the events that have transpired in the last few days, and in true form the best...
