SADDLE BLANKET ADVICE Standing at the corner, watching the entries line up for the annual fourth of July parade, my eye caught a grandpa and granddaughter team. “Don’t forget to put a little slack in the saddle blanket,” I heard the old-timer instruct the girl, about 12-years-old, standing on a short stool by the horse. […]
NEVER SADDLE OTHERS WITH A DEAD HORSE I guess, among other things, you could call me a small town politician. I happened to serve on the city council and was mayor of Winchester, Idaho at one time. Now, these weren’t really demanding jobs, since the official population of the place over the years ranged from […]
Keys to Family Intimacy According to surveys over the decades, materialism, inattentive parents, and a lack of spiritual foundations in the home rank as the biggest threats to family life. I maintain that each of those three threats can be dealt with by strengthening family intimacy. A need for intimacy is at the core of all […]
Detecting Seasons of Marriage My wife Janet and I have gone through decades of anniversaries plus numerous seasons of marriage. We tend to talk about seasons in a sense of years. That is, when you first get married it’s presumed to be springtime. Then, through the years, you hit summer. Later on, after you’ve been […]
One-Word Rules For a Modern Frontier Family Are you part of a frontier family? For those who live on the spiritual frontier, we’re all pilgrims and pioneers. We’re pushing through this life to get someplace else. I’m a simple man. Here’s a plain and practical approach for navigating a frontier family today. For Christian fathers, […]
No Frills Faith On The Frontier Life out in the boonies helps simplify many things, such as lifestyles and frontier faith. On the frontier, you’re on your own, often isolated. Whether medical or law enforcement emergencies, you take care of it yourself. You don’t fit any set patterns except find what works. What Frontier Faith […]
Hoolihan Roping Trick by western author Stephen Bly I never laid any claim to being a roper, but I do enjoy tossing a loop now and then. One thing you learn right away. There are different types of throws to lasso a critter. One of the slickest is what old timers call the hoolihan. Most […]
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