This is the sound of all of us...singing with love and the will to trust

Tonight I write from an air mattress on Yipper’s living room floor in Lodge Grass, MT. Today was just your ordinary fun-filled day on the rez. It started out with a text from Shelley telling us that Wale’s wanted to take us for lunch at the Bingo Hall this afternoon. Yipper and I made pancakes and chatted about life then Wale’s came and knocked on the door to welcome me into town and make sure that lunch plans were a go. Not three minutes later, Shelley called and was at the front door ready to “play” for the day. ….At this point, it is about 9 am.

The three of us girls sat around, played guess who, and caught up on life’s recent events. After a while, we decided to walk to the IGA to get some fresh air and pick up a few supplies for the day-mainly skewers for Yipper to make kabobs…we couldn’t find any so we cut up a wire coat hanger and it worked out just fine. After this, we decided we should head over to Crow Agency to the Multi to meet Wales for some lunch. A blizzard was coming in but we hopped in the truck and braved the snow. Lunch consisted of walking in, getting carded by security, then asked to leave because Shelley is not 18. So, Wales let us in the “back door”, bought us lunch, then sent us on our way.

Since most of the day had been pretty slow, we decided we needed some excitement. So, naturally, we put on snow gear, blew up a huge air mattress, and hiked to the top of “school hill.” Yipper and I hopped on the air mattress and that thing sure went fast. We rolled off before we hit the bottom to avoid running into the metal wire fence-I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. It was an incredible time that I will remember for months to come.

The day ended with a trip back to Billings to exchange my little Suzuki rental car out for a four wheel drive. The snow is piling up here and there’s no way I could make it to Lame Deer tomorrow without four wheel drive. It was a great time to chat with Yipper, encourage each other, and exchange crazy stories about all that our Creator has been teaching us along the way.

...You know, today was simple. It involved great friends, fantastic memories, and sweet times of living life together. It reminded me that we were created to slow down, enjoy one another, and appreciate creation. I love the rez-it isn’t always easy but something about this place and these people gives me peace.