#shamber

STAMPEDE RECAP 🤠

Amber kicked off Stampede by being a celebrity judge for the parade, alongside Shaun Johnston and Chris Potter. She also got to enjoy some of the rodeo and night life alongside her husband, Shawn, and Michelle Morgan.

Marshall's Country Store is open for business!

If you're ever in Turner Valley, Alberta, pop in for a visit to check out Amber Marshall's new store.

Shilo at age five tugging on her dad’s hand after he tucked the cover around her and turned on her nightlight and kissed her head. She softly pleads for a story, he sits knowing this story will turn to “Just one more” over and over until the little child had drifted to sleep. So he sits beside her bed and tells her the wildest happiest stories his mind can come up with.

Shilo at age five running in with two little teeth in her hand and bouncing around chiming about the tooth fairy coming to her dad who only chuckles and nods telling her to make sure they go under her pillow. 

Shilo at age six running down the halls of her home as her dad runs after her with a sheet hanging behind him and laughing like a big monster. She eventually trips and screams as the monster scoops her up and kisses all over her face and sends her into a giggling fit. 

Shilo at age seven standing in her dad’s door way with trembling knees as thinder rumbles and growls through the sky and shakes the walls of the house. She crawls into her dads bed when he calls her in and lays her head on his chest where he kisses it and pets her hair down soothingly. 

Shilo at age seven pressing into her fathers chest and standing on his feet to soft classical musical as they dance around the room. In her mind her ball gown swirled around them with every turn and her father’s gloved hands held her tightly and his crown glistened. She was his princess and he was her king and she just imagined him dancing with her at her wedding with her prince standing off to the side.

Shilo at age eight tapping out patterns on the piano over and over messily until she gets them right and turning with a grin to meet her father's loving and approving smile and nod. 

Shilo at age eight asking about her mother for the first time and watching her father hide his tears as he tells her that her mother is gone and can’t ever come back. She grabs his big hand with her small fragile one and tells him that it’s okay to cry over people and hugs him tightly as he cries over her dead mother. 

Shilo at age nine sobbing in the middle of the night because she woke up with nightmares and the dark is scaring her. Her dad is in faster than you could even say her name and the lights click on and flood the room and he holds her tight. He promises her he won’t leave until the monster in the closet or under her bed has left, and so he spends the rest of the night in her room while she sleeps soundly with her head on his lap. 

Shilo at age ten starting her first bug collection. She reads every book about insects she can get her hands on and shoves the books to her father and sits and reads them to him in excitement. Every time he goes out she requests he look for one of them and hands him her little jar. Her father, though absolutely horrified and disgusted by insects obliges and collects her bugs when he sees them. He even assisted her through the pinning process though he found the whole thing disturbing and frightening because insects bothered him. 

Shilo at age eleven shutting herself in her room for a couple days, only coming out for meals. Her father worries they’re about to drift apart and that she’s starting to become independent but when he wakes up to a messy breakfast in bed he knows why. She tried her best to cook for him that morning and presented a homemade gift to him that had taken her days to finish and wishes him a happy birthday with a tight hug around his neck. 

Shilo at age twelve lays around her room reading but she still had time to go lay with her dad and read with him or sit and tell him about her new books or books that she’s read a thousand times over. 

Shilo at thirteen getting into her first real fight with her dad that ends with slammed doors and her running out to her balcony to sit without her mask. She had asked to go out with him and wouldnt let up when he said no. 

Rapid fire questions with Amber Marshall!

Since many of you have asked for a guest appearance on my Rambling Rides video, I was able to sneak this one on our way to go roping the other evening. I was going to maybe put him on the spot a little with some questions, but as soon as I took out my phone and mentioned I was going to record a Rambling Rides video, Shawn said, “Just as long as I’m not in your video at all.” Shawn is a man who much prefers to be behind the camera. I once mentioned for fun that he should play my love interest on Heartland and he said, “well you better get searching for an actor to play me then.” Maybe that’s why I love him so much… I never have to compete for the spotlight. 😉 Shawn and I share our 10th year wedding anniversary this month. Crazy how time flies. So much has happened and I am so thankful to have him in my life. He is the perfect balance in my world. And with that, let me share a brief Rambling Rides video with a very short and silent appearance by Shawn Turner.