They call me Aunt Bubba, also known as Bether, Bub or Dude.

In my former life, some of you knew me as “Sass, Brass & Bullets”, a somewhat competitive pistol shooter and outdoorswoman. I’m still an outdoorswoman, but I’ve decided to hang up my shooting belt for a while and focus on God, life, love and everything in between.

I’m a Christian, a mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt to a great collection of nieces and nephews, and the occasional blogger.

When I first started this blog several years ago, it was a place I would go to escape from reality every once in a while — a place where I could share my thoughts, parts of my spiritual journey and what I think are words of wisdom (mostly mistakes I’ve made that I want others to learn from).

I started a diary in elementary school that I still have today. It is green and has Holstein cows wearing pink sunglasses. My handwriting was horrible, but it’s so fun to look back at those “Dear Diary” entries and try to look inside the world of my 8-year-old self.

Today, I still keep a diary of some sorts, mostly regarding scripture that speaks to me in the morning, but also in the form of this blog. Some days I write about people I’ve met, the experiences I’ve lived to tell about along the way, or letters offering advice to people who just don’t know where to turn. I know I don’t know it all, but I’ve learned a lot, and Bubba & Co. is a place where I share a little bit about life.

I hope my stories inspire you. Maybe they will encourage you to do more. Or, maybe you’ll learn from my mistakes and they motivate you to learn from your own.