by janamfraley | Jun 17, 2023 | Faith, Family
When I was a little girl, one of my younger brothers and my favorite thing to do with our Dad was to go with him and watch as he removed beaver dams in streams and creeks on our family’s ranch. Joel and I would try to “help” by grabbing what branches and debris we...
by janamfraley | Apr 4, 2022 | Faith, Family
I recently was blessed to take part in a training and book study with Compel Training and one of my favorite authors, Jennifer Dukes Lee, who wrote “Growing Slow”. I loved everything about this workshop, but this exercise on detail in our writing was definitely one of...
by janamfraley | Nov 25, 2021 | Family
Over the next week I will begin to pull out Christmas decorations and begin one of my favorite things about the holidays. . . reading beloved and cherished Christmas books that I have collected over the years. I got a head start on great holiday reading with a book...
by janamfraley | Sep 25, 2021 | Faith, Family
I’ve been thinking a lot about foxes and marriage lately. . . . My husband and I celebrated our 26th-anniversary last month, my parents would have celebrated their 51st-anniversary last week if my mom were still alive, and we’ve had a handful of beautiful...
by janamfraley | Aug 5, 2021 | Faith, Family, Life on McCormick Creek
My son with his 4-H judging team this year. For most of the summer I have had the joy and privilege of hauling 4-H kids around the state for livestock judging competitions as they took part in the 4-H sponsored 307 Livestock Judging Series. For those of you who aren’t...
by janamfraley | Jun 18, 2021 | Faith, Family
“For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.”Jeremiah 31:13 On this morning six years ago, I woke up to my phone showing several missed calls and a voicemail from my Dad. As I listened to the message asking me to...
