Author Archives: Donna Coulson

We attended a burial service this weekend for Karl’s Uncle Ted.  Family (most of whom I’d never met before since Ted, like me, married into this family) converged on the lone prairie from all over the country on Saturday. It was a day with tears, many chuckles, a few outright laughs, and a beautiful time … Continue reading »

Happy 2020.5! Our new year is starting off well.  Barrett should be confirmed today, the snow has quit falling (we got about 16 inches at our house.  It’s cold but pretty as far as snow goes.), reports are that the weather has helped the forest fires, the election is only a week away, and God … Continue reading »

1985 was a really difficult year for Karl and me.  We’d only been married for two years, so we weren’t as solid in our relationship as we’ve grown to be now, and life bombarded us with all kinds of ugliness.  By October of 1985, we’d had it, and we began to think we just weren’t … Continue reading »

I’m trying to find a balance between reading the news and isolating myself.  I’m doing this for self-preservation – watching what is happening in the country that I love dearly hurts.  It frightens me.  It makes me mad. It makes me want to DO something. Evil seems to be taking over. When someone walks up … Continue reading »

I’m a little late for my Labor Day blog this week, um, I was laboring to get everything in our yard taken care of before the SNOW arrived on Tuesday.  Yikes.  Anyway, we’ve been laboring since February on building a garage in our back yard, then contouring, landscaping, and having sod laid on the property.  … Continue reading »

Karl and I and four dear friends just spent the weekend in Steamboat Springs. One of the reasons we chose this weekend was because there was a Balloon Rodeo scheduled. While I’ve always wanted to go to a balloon festival, it hadn’t ever worked out before.  Until Saturday morning, I’d only seen a few individual … Continue reading »

I love exploring.  It’s so fun to take a hike or drive down a road new to me.  I love topping the crest of a mountain and having a 360 degree view I’ve never seen before.  Witnessing a grand expanse, soaking in the range of colors and textures in the miles spread before me gives … Continue reading »

When I finished my first novel, Mountain Time.  I had my daughter and my husband read and edit it, but no one else, and certainly no one outside the family.  It was really scary to publish it, wondering if anyone would like my little story.  After it was in print, I made myself be brave … Continue reading »

So far this summer, we’ve spent nearly four weeks in the camper, enjoying friends and embracing solitude.  On our latest trip (we got home last night), we rode about 130 miles all together on our four-wheelers. Please understand that most of the ‘roads’ we ride on are rock-strewn paths through the forest, not fit for … Continue reading »