Down Highway 20

You always had a feeling he was going to be a good dad. It was probably one of the reasons you fell for him in the first place. In the...

These last few weeks have re-affirmed my belief in the power of prayer. Through the many sleepless nights when I’m all alone in the house...

I’m dreadful at remembering to photograph my meals before we devour them so no pics this time.. you’ll just have to take my word for how...

Passed a cheery girl in a straw sun hat - a right-friendly face that I’d like to chat. An old farm pop who gave a curt nod, rocking...

Morning fog hangin’ over the blacktop. Glow of the sun coming up in the east. Eighteen gears and a flat top. Dusty dash and a worn-out...

I was going to throw in the towel.. then I remembered how much laundry I already have. Laundry is inevitable, so we might as well find...

I go through these organizing streaks. They usually are a result of visiting an organized person's house and admiring their...

There are times in life that make a person question the unfairness. Days that send you to your knees begging for answers. Hours that...

And here I am, a month later, still paddling to keep my head above water. The water is getting shallower now, though. And I think I see...

There are few times that I actually manage to pull a good trick or scare on Ross, but occasionally I manage one. A couple years back, we...

ways to stock up food to eliminate trips to the grocery store by joanie nikkel down highway 20

And on the 10th day, God looked down on the Trucker and said, “It is not good for him to be alone.” So God made a Trucker’s Wife. God...

Some folks head to town to eat out and meet with friends. Others spend a relaxing time at home with family, a bowl of popcorn, and a good...

Funny how a truck can become a part of you. Like a member of the family. An old comfortable friend. I cried the day we sold the red...

The year that two became three..(No. More. Hot. Tea.) The year of not leaving your side for more than an hour.. and feeling revived from...

It’s been one of those weeks… The kind where you have to bite your lip a lot to keep from saying things you’ll regret later.. (too bad...

It’s the little things that keep life interesting. Working in the shop once again, this time I’m putting new teeth on the rake. The third...