Being Raised Country is a Blessing

         Most people would say I'm more of a small town girl, which I would have to agree with because I was raised in a really small town and graduated from that small town but I was also raised in the country for the 1st 4 years of my life and those were the best years ever plus some summers after those 4 years until high school came along. I've heard somethings and just living in a "big" city makes me realize how blessed I am to be from a small town. Not that I would have said it back then while living there but now I do.
         I have had city folks say to be before and I quote, "A donkey actually does say "hee-haw" and "I have only seen horses in cages and zoos." I have some family that are from the city and I love them too death so I know there is more out there then the country or small towns and I have traveled around some. Those two phases just caught me off track when I heard them though. I understand if you have never seen a horse or a donkey and never heard them make noise but in a cage in a zoo for horses. For this small town girl, that is just wrong.
         Of course, God has been opening up my eyes to the city life and the more He does that more I notice it is not for me at all. Where's my country where I can enjoy God's Creation without a worry? I don't know what I will do for the rest of my life because I don't want to live out in the country alone but I sure don't want to live in the city all my life. It is already getting to me. I think back on my moments as a child and how I was truly blessed to have those fun but yet different moments back then.
         I will tell you and could tell you more stories. This small town/country girl has gathered eggs from the chickens, milked the cows, traded those two things with people or helped, walked in the woods, played in the mud pond and cow pond, taking horseback lessons, riding a horse in the beautiful state of Montana, fished and camped every summer when I was little, build a house out of sunflowers and morning glories, and a lot more. I'm sure I have been on a tractor a time or two. Right then, I just sounded like a redneck or a country girl but you know what I'm proud of it. Yes, I will be the old style mom and wife that teaches manners and have my children play outdoors but there is nothing wrong with that. I have and love to sew. I could go on and on. God has blessed me with a life I don't intend to trade even if I got the chance to. God has also blessed me with experiences that I will never forget in my lifetime and that many people do not get to experience espically in today's world.
          I'm that strong, stubborn country/small town girl and I intend to stay that way but maybe get a little more country like throw hunting in the mix of things. I'm country and I like it that way. It is a blessing when you know how many people have no idea what that life is like. It is a spical kind of life and really that could be taken both ways depending on who is reading this and that is fine with me. I know I am!