RanchHER Journey

When I found out about my husband’s affairs and he left… it was a very dark time of grieving for me. Online dating addictions was never supposed to be part of our love story. But life had other plans. A new turn of events. I spent years in this cloud of dark confusion and bitterness. Then one day, I saw the beauty in it all. The growth, the healing, the new version of myself, a newfound strength I never knew I could have. My animals got me there! The lessons each season taught me that I never expected to learn. They were my safe space of venting, a place to shed my tears, or scream out my frustrations. They would look at me, they listened, they might not have understood me. But they understood my vibe of needing them. So, they let me love on them, talk to them, find comfort and peace with them. They became my purpose to fight. My reason to continue on. Part of my legacy to leave to my family. My newfound strength became a testimony. Being a single farmer on this 1914 old 25-acre homestead has been my hardest walk in life. (Besides losing my daughter Ciara and my father.) My children and grandchildren needed me to come out of this dark cloud I let surround me. This ugliness that engulfed me had to leave. It finally has. I see the light! I see my purpose! I found myself once again! I’m determined to become the best version of myself! Even fighting through a terminal brain disease. There’s so much more. So yes, I love these animals dearly because they helped me get there!!! So 2026… let’s see what you have in store for me this year!