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A foodie running a cattle feedyard in Nebraska

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A Strong Core

We ve had a beautiful fall here on the Nebraska prairie 😊 My inner Floridian has loved the relatively warm temperatures, and I am generally a fan of pushing off winter as long as possible! One thing that Nebraska tends to Continue reading

In and out of the boat

My favorite farmer doesn t walk on water, but he does water ski with a beautiful blend of strength and grace. Skiing is a sabbath for him, and I love to watch him grin as he glides along the water. I Continue reading

This is how much I love you

Being a coach is one of my greatest blessings. There are times that it exhausts me, but it brings such meaning and purpose to my days that I cannot imagine a time when it will not be a part of Continue reading

Taking out the trash

When I think about what helps me to best stay the course in my walk with Jesus, it is taking out the trash. The trash is anything that weighs me down and gets in the middle of my relationship with Continue reading

Stay the course

When the girls were younger, we had a rule in the house that it was not okay to use the word can t . If you were struggling, you could say I m having a hard time, can you please help me? , but Continue reading

Wearing My Seatbelt

I ve never liked roller coasters. I suppose it goes along with my guarded nature. The speed and the quick changes in direction, in addition to the general lack of control, is not a comfortable fit for me. In fact, I Continue reading

Conversations with God

After I broke my leg, I spent about a year going through three surgeries and physical therapy to try to relearn how to make it go to work. One day the physical therapist looked at me and said, Anne, you Continue reading

Unexpected Rainbows

I moved my favorite Aggie back into Texas A M University this week. We left 60 degree weather in Nebraska and found 100 degree weather in Texas. Summer seems to have hit the south much more robustly than the Continue reading

Hats, Haircuts, and Tattoos

My favorite farmer and I were riding around in the pickup one day last spring when he turned to me and said: I guess there are three ways that people can treat each other like a hat, like a Continue reading

2023 Annual Burkholder Christmas letter

It s been a year since I shared, but the annual Christmas letter is here (a day late) 🙂 2023 was a year full of blessings, challenges, and a wonderful family vacation. God used all of them to grow us as Continue reading