Something About A Sunset
- Abbie
- Mar 31, 2017
- 4 min read
Hello Everyone!
I hope you all have been doing well and are loving life like I am! Life has been crazy busy for the Buckaroo and I. There are days where I feel like we don't slow down enough to sleep or eat, but that's not all a bad thing!
Tomorrow we head out to sort cows to get ready for branding next weekend. Best day of the year! Branding is seriously Taylor's favorite thing to do. The days leading up to the event he acts like a giddy child about to walk into a candy store with a handful of money. He cracks me up the amount of excitement it brings him. But it also makes me appreciate just how passionate he is about this life. He eats, sleeps, breathes anything cowboy/buckaroo related and has such an exuberance and willingness to learn new things and to teach the things he already knows. One of my favorite things is to ask him questions about things like saddles, horses or roping and just listen. He is so technical and methodical about the things he does and he always tries his hardest to do it right and do it quick. Taylor reminds me of my own Father in that sense. There is always a more efficient way to do things and if you follow certain techniques you can do it quicker and better. And that's why they get along so well... also because they have the same smart-a** personality, but that's a story for another day. :)
This weekend is one I have been looking forward to since club volleyball ended for me a couple weeks ago. One thing that is so relaxing to me is to be out with Taylor doing whatever it is that needs to be done. I feel like I rarely see him right now because of the crazy schedule he has working 7 days a week. So spending Saturday with him is more than a welcome event!
Onto the purpose of my title this week. And it might be a little 'off-topic' compared to the rest of my posts, but I felt like it would be appropriate to share. So bear with me!
Sunsets have been something that I have been very intrigued by, well since forever, really. If you follow me on any social media sites, a good percentage of my pictures are of sunsets. I love the colors and the splendor of it, but also the feeling that I get from one. That usually tends to be peace, a day well spent and appreciation.
Nature is something that is taken for granted, I think. These natural beauties happen daily! Some just seem to be more grandiose than others. With each of these photos, when they were taken I know that I remember saying something close to, "Wow! That is just beautiful. I am lucky to have caught that." I always felt appreciative. I feel gratitude towards my parents for moving us to Franklin, ID when we were young so I could experience the sunsets slowly descending behind Little Mountain every night. I feel gratitude towards Taylor for moving me to Corinne so I could experience a sunset that reflects off of the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake. And lastly, but definitely not least, I feel gratitude towards our Heavenly Father for these amazing sights He has graced us with.
I know it may seem simple, and maybe silly to others, but after the major life change I made a little over a year ago now to become active in the church again, I see myself really paying attention to little things like this and realizing that God's hand has a place in it all. He was the one who steered me towards the Buckaroo, who in reality saved my life. He is the one who softened my heart to all of the things that had happened to me and helped me rise above it all. He is the one who made me realize that forgiveness will ALWAYS trump hate and resentment. He is the one who taught me to love and trust again. And in my own mind, I feel like sunsets are His way of showing me that He is still there and always will be there for my family and I. That to me, is what I need some days to keep pushing myself forward when I feel lost or down. Luckily, I have also got a human version of a 'sunset' and that's Taylor. I am so, so blessed. I just cannot believe it some days.
If there is one thing you take away from this post today, hopefully it is this: When you feel down, sad, frustrated or angry, try and find the little things in life that make you smile. It may not fix what is going on, but at least you found something to give you a smile for the day. Sometimes that is all you need to pick yourself back up, brush the dust off and get your behind back in gear. There is always a new day, a new sunset and a new challenge to face head on. And if there is anyone who can help you get that fight back, it's Heavenly Father. Turn to Him! He's just waiting to help you get where you need to be.
I know this post didn't really have anything to do with buckaroo/cowboy stuff, but it was something that was on my mind and I figured that's what this blog is for me alongside the Buckaroo lifestyle, is a journal for my thoughts and feelings. So if you're still reading, thank you. It means a lot!
I promise next week's post will be more exciting with whatever happens this weekend. There is always bound to be something. :)
Thanks again for reading and continuing to support me and my silly ramblings.
With Love,
Abbie
The Buckaroo's Wife