08/26/2026
They say that you can't ever go back. I'm here to tell you that "they" are wrong. My wonderful husband, my amazing oldest daughter and I traveled to Montana back to my family ranch. For both my husband and daughter, it was a brand new adventure filled with amazing sights and alot of firsts. For me, it was a trip of healing, saying goodbye and saying hello. The broken person that left there so long ago wasn't the person that arrived there 30 years later. I came to say goodbye to the incredible family members I'd lost over the years. Visit where they were laid to rest and honor them. My incredible cousin Levi and amazing Aunt Anna created and built the family cemetery at the ranch. They truly went above and beyond. Seeing the ranch and all that they have done to keep the ranch running and thriving healed parts of my heart that I didn't even know were broken. I know without a shadow of a doubt that the ranch my Grandfather Kenny worked so hard to build is in wonderful hands and will be for generations thanks to Uncle Randy, Aunt Anna, cousin Levi and his beautiful, smart wife Stephanie. Can't believe I've got such an amazing lady for a bonus cousin♥️Levi and Steph's amazing sons are country boys through and through. They have raised them to be fine young men, something that gets harder and harder to do these days. The ranch is in good hands. All the blood sweat and tears I poured into that land will not have been in vain. All worry and sadness at having to say goodbye to the ranch has lifted. Along with this blessing, I got to say hello again to some people who are dear and very special to me. Hug new family members I quickly feel in love with. Each hug healed a part of me that I didn't even know was broken. I know I won't stay gone as long and plan to go home again in the near future. I've come back to our little ranch with a renewed spirit that is full purpose and new goals. I'd like to sincerely thank my bonus daughter Lindsay Wilson and good friend Lindsey Jones for taking excellent care of our ranch while we were gone. I couldn't have made this journey with you guys. For those of you who have made it to the end of this long post, I offer this piece of advice: take the time to find your way back home again. It's worth it ♥️