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Have you ever been healed in dream? No? Me either, until Friday morning!
I went to bed Thursday night feeling a little nauseous for some reason, took a smidge of Phenergan, a...
Shh, get still and quiet and see what happens...
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Haven't I said, "It's the little things" a million times now? Brad and I have been talking about making a turtle raft for our pond for a couple of months now. This week he p...
The Judy Tour
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The hills are alive...šµš¼š¶ and everything is popping! Each day I go outside and do the "Judy Tour"āwalking around the yard to see what's going on, what's blooming, what's just ...
"I can love you, can you love me?"ļ»æ
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I was out mowing on Thursday evening and finished up just outside the lower pasture. Blu (little red pony) was watching me, all by himself, right next to the fence. When I was...
āWe are on the move.ā
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Well, I thanked the trees for being here and protecting us, and left a heart rock at the base of each and a few hours later I was out walking I Love Lucy when I noticed her d...
A Birthday Visit (Almost!) š§š½āāļø
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Guess what today, actually today is? My 56th birthday! We celebrated yesterday at Tikila, a really yummy Mexican restaurant in Knightdale, with Dad, Delores, Uncle Chris, and ...
New gatherings & gentle goodbyes
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Ohhhh boy, we've made a big decision here on the farm: we are having our big pines out front cut down, along with a maple with a pulpy hole in it, an oak with 2/3 of its base ...
We have triplet fawns! š
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It's an odds and ends kind of week, random stories from the farm :-)
The story of the video above: I was just going to take a little nap and as I was falling asleep I heard...
Cortisone shots, turtles, & fuzzy dogsš¢š
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Iām back to sharing art on SubstackĀ again (click here for the newest post)! Earlier this year, a few things stalled me out: a house fire and the recovery of that, the death of...
A Pony Photo Parade! ļ»æ
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It was a good week! A great week in fact! After 3 days of working through the tech (not particularly my forte and I get frustrated quickly when things don't go right) I starte...
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Julia MacMonagle
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Iām Julia MacMonagleāartist, equine-partnered coach, and founder of The Mother Ranch in Apex, NC, a 7 acre sanctuary where women come to breathe, create, and reconnect with themselves. My work blends creativity, presence, and nervous-system awareness to help women (and the occasional teen girl) listen to their Inner Voice and remember whatās true for them. Whether Iām leading an Womenās In-Person Circle, hosting a Womenās Online Creative Circle, or offering equine partnered coaching, everything I do is rooted in gentleness, compassion, and personal agency. I believe we all deserve a place where we donāt have to hold everything togetherāa space where creativity, connection, and quiet insight can unfold naturally. Art and writing is how I listen to my own Inner Voice. Animals are how I stay grounded. The Mother Ranch is where those worlds meet. When Iām not teaching or painting, youāll find me with the herd, walking the land, or sketching the tiny moments that make life meaningful.
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