07/19/2026
Four years ago today, we signed the papers for this wild piece of Texas.
At the time, I knew I was saying yes to this land. What I couldn’t have known was just how deeply it would change me.
Over these last four years, this place has become one of my greatest teachers.
It has taught me to slow down when everything in me wanted to hurry.
To wander without needing a destination.
To notice what I would have otherwise walked right past.
To simply be.
This land has held joy and heartbreak, birth and death, celebration and grief. Nature has a way of reminding me that none of those things stand alone. They’re all part of the same wild, beautiful cycle of life.
For almost all of those years, I experienced this land alongside a golden retriever who seemed to understand that lesson better than I ever could. Chopper never needed a reason to stop and sniff, explore a new trail, roll in the grass, or soak up the sun. He simply lived fully in each moment.
Today is also Chopper’s birthday, which makes this anniversary feel especially meaningful.
Four years later, I’m still a student of this land. I’m still listening. I’m still learning.
More than anything, this place continues to remind me that healing isn’t always about finding answers. Sometimes it’s about slowing down enough to notice what’s been here all along.
Thank you to every person who has walked these trails, sat beneath these trees, cried, laughed, breathed deeply, and allowed this place to become part of your own story.
Here’s to another year of relationship—with the land, with one another, and with ourselves.💚
