Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Update…blessings galore!
I totally forgot to blog last week! Since I have a signal, I’m going to blog a day early this week! Yikes! Let me quickly catch you up… we left south eastern Wyoming and traversed the state on our way to Cody for the Wyoming State Historical Society awards luncheon. On our way, we got … Continue reading
Hope and Trust
This morning we packed up all our camping gear and ‘broke camp’ up in the mountains for the last time this summer. I feel a little sad, we’ve had such fun exploring the nooks and crannys in the Sierra Madres. I will admit, I’m a bit tired of being dirty and dusty from riding, and … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Karl!
Thursday is my husband’s birthday. I haven’t bought him a present. It’s not that I haven’t thought of it, but we’ve been in the mountains, away from shopping, and honestly, we’ve come to the point in our lives where we don’t actually need or want a whole lot and what we do need or want, … Continue reading
A sermon in the eclipse
Like millions of others, this week I watched a full eclipse of the sun. At mid-day. I’ll admit to feeling anxious this morning. We teased that it seems like such a normal day, maybe the scientists were pulling off a monumental prank and nothing would happen. Then, through the cool glasses I got for free … Continue reading
Elk and Moose and Deer, Oh My!
In previous posts I’ve written about deer and antelope, so it isn’t a surprise to anyone that I admire them. In fact, I’ve realized this summer that one of the things I love most about camping is those moments when I encounter wildlife. We’ve just come down out of the Sierra Madre Mountains after a … Continue reading
Peaks and Valleys wins Book of the Year Award
Being prideful is a vice and a sin that I am quite skilled at and highly aware of. In my younger years, I could often be heard saying, “Darn, I’m good” over some success. As we grew up, my sisters were often less than thrilled with my cocky attitude and know-it-all demeanor. They, I am … Continue reading
The Fiery Furnace
Yesterday’s sermon was delivered at our little country church by a missionary the church helps support. He serves here in America, not abroad, and focuses on strengthening and healing marriages. I liked his sermon from the beginning because it was centered on Daniel 3 – the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the fiery … Continue reading
Music
I tried to do some research this morning because I am thinking about music. I didn’t spend long on it, but came up empty. My research question is this: if a child was raised in such a way that he or she never heard music – no lullabies, no radio playing golden oldies, no television … Continue reading
Making a better mousetrap
I am celebrating how terrific my husband, Karl is. He joined me in retirement nine months ago – and it isn’t exaggerating to say that maybe he’s not completely grasped the normal concept of being retired. He says that he is “working on his retirement skills.” Even that sentence, said with a twinkle in his … Continue reading
New Mystery
The main idea for my first novel, Mountain Time, came from two sources: first, the fascinating and rich history of the copper era near Encampment, Wyoming and second, an abandoned cabin. I’ve talked about this cabin before, but just to remind you, when I was probably ten or eleven, my dad and I were camping … Continue reading
