December 29, 2024

Endings and beginnings

This is the strange time of year, when we’re at the end of one and the beginning of another. In many ways, this year has been incredibly difficult, but there have been many good things too.
To remind myself to look for the good things, I wrote at least one good thing every day on a small square of paper and put it in a jar. It’s a visual reminder that there is so much good out there.

Good things jar 2024

I’m going to try and keep that same habit in 2025. I think I’m really going to need it with the new administration coming to DC.

I had a wonderful dinner Christmas Day evening with newlywed friends, Vic and Jeffrey and their neighbors. New friends and wonderful food was a great way to spend the evening, and really gave my holidays a boost.

Now, about the puppy… Chess is growing and he and Ace are best buddies. Bear has at least stopped barking at him, but he’s still unsure about this little guy.

Ace & Chess 12-25-24

I’m grateful to all of you for being here this year - and I’m hoping to keep sharing the steps of this journey with you next year and the years to come.

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Every Christmas, Red Hart Ranch opens their doors, and Montana provides the perfect backdrop for good company and better food. But this year, the table won’t be as full.
Eve Beaumont is a twin heir to Red Hart Ranch. She loves the land, loves the people, and will do anything for them. Christmas sees most of the ranch hands return to their own homes to celebrate. Only a few long term cowboys remain with the family.
When Eve and her brother Trav go into town to collect supplies, they each bring home a drifter for Christmas. Rhys Archer and Simon Haldon are as different as two cowpokes can be. One rough edged who can work the land and animals with a firm hand; the other a smooth talker with a devilish charm. Eve finds both men attractive against her better judgement, but when tragedy hits the ranch, romance is the last thing on her mind.
Vandalisms happen around the ranch, and Eve isn’t sure who she can trust. She knows neither man is who he pretends to be — but when no one listens to her, she has to prove her suspicions on her own.