College... ISOM

I am going to be visiting the college this sunday, if it does not snow us (mom, dad, and me) out.   We'll be turning in John and my applications.

~ Traveller Gal, out!

Changes

A lot has changed....and yet much is the same.  If all goes as planned I will be going to the Newton Bible School starting in January.   For this I am excited.

God and I are growing closer....and I praise Him for that.  I am more at peace than in a LONG, long time.  ^_^

I still long for the open road, but I am learning to be continent while I wait. What journeys does He have in store for me?

~ Traveller Gal, out!

Of Tribes and Cultures...

Culture, people groups, tribes, what are they really? What is it that makes one group into a culture/tribe and another just a subculture? Is it the fact that the world has its mind set on one way of doing things, and was not prepared for cultures/tribes to go global on them?

The definitions of Tribe, Culture, and Subculture are as follow:

Subculture: an identifiably separate social group within a larger culture, especially one regarded as existing outside mainstream society.

Culture: A. art, music, literature, and related intellectual activities, B. the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular people, C. a group of people whose shared beliefs or practices identify the particular place, class, or time to which they belong.

Tribe: A. a society or division of a society whose members have ancestry, customs, beliefs, or leadership in common, B. a large family (unofficial) , C. a group of people who have things in common such as an occupation, religion, social background, or political viewpoint.

With all that, I see they are much the same... yet uniquely different.  I wish I could travel more, and maybe even live among the Dine in my beloved Dine Bikeyah... if only my heath would a low it...

~ Traveller Gal, out!

Rayne Stranded...

It was a cool rain day today, when I got a call from Rayne.  She was at the drivers testing place, here in Wichita.  She had let her licence expire, not realizing it.  So she was here to renew it.  Saddly, her poor truck was seemingly near dead.  The horn wouldn't work, the back was weighed down with the bed, the travel bags, and dog bed.  She called frantic, as the would not let her take the test in her truck.  My dad, who has long counted her his "other" daughter, flew into action.  Within an hour we were down there, our van in hand.   She passed the test with flying colors, LUCKY!  Would that I could do that well...

But Dad was not to let her and her find leave that fast.  He had brought nice hot food for them, and the dog.  Rayne gave us both a giant hug.  "It's been along time since we have been treated this good.  Thank you!"  I was given a hand made bracelet.  I plan to wear it till it wears out.  ^_^

~ Traveller Gal, out!

Grandmother's Passing

*sobs hard*  My grandma went home to be with the Lord today.   She was the last of my grandparents.  Now all the elders are gone.  I miss her so much.  I went into my room and rubbed her lotion on my arms, for her skin always smelled of it.  It smelled like her hugs.  

Alas, I wanted to be on the road again, but not for her funeral...  Fare thee well, Grandma Fitzpatrick.  Rest in peace my beloved "White Rose"...

~ Traveller Gal, out!

The Road Ahead

Easy road?  What be it....
Ne'er is my road easy....
Trails and sorrows
Joys and friends.....

Ne'er has been this road easy.
Narrow road! It be mine!

Full of rocks, of sword
Of pain
Yet in the end
A crown be mine
In it's Zion land.

Simplicity.....I have hungered for it for years.....studied books.....and all.....and at last I am beginning to take the steps that way.....I realize I have to be at peace inside.....and no longer needing the decorations and stuff around me....to keep my mind at peace......but that peace comes from within and from God....now with that accomplished....I can begin the decluttering of my stuff.....peacefully.....and with joy in my work.

 ~ Traveller Gal, out!

 

Didean Ranchero

June 7th, 2005, that is the day the idea for "Didean Ranchero" (working title) was born.  Though we (my friends and I) own not an inch of land, and not one stone is in place, "Didean Ranchero" is a reality in the hearts of those who love the ranch.

Our plans our progressing well, though slowly.  I found good info at the library, plus some in my own shelf.  "Back to the Basic's" and "Homesteading" by readers digest are great books, and very helpful. We are unsure if to make it a mini village or just indivdual ranchs, but what ever we do... it will be an adventure.  May haps this is the birth of something a Traveller Gal could settle at!

~ Traveller Gal, out!