the girl

*last updated March 2022*

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this is my blog. just a little corner on in the internet where I share bits and pieces of my life for me to look back on later. and hopefully bring you some enjoyment in the process. 

I am Daminika (pronounce Dah-Min-Ika). A 22-year-old sinner, saved by Grace. I am a graduated homeschooler, and proud of it. My dream in life is to be a homemaker - wife and mother. As of now, I am as single as you can be, and trying to be content in this season, cleaning houses with my sister, and spending all my money on coffees and books.

I am an old fashioned girl, who believes in old fashioned love.

I live in the PNW and love it. Some places that are special to me are Eastern Oregon and New Hampshire - I grew up going to Eastern Oregon, where my Grandpa owned a wonderful Ranch, and my other grandparents live in New Hampshire. 

One thing people always seem to forget about me is just how much of a country girl I am. I may have my hair done nice, and I may have some make up on, but put some country music on, put me in a pickup truck, and take me to the mountains, thanks.

I call my blog Walking in the Sonshine. Dancing in the Rain.

'Cause if we walk in the sunshine of Jesus Christ, we can learn to dance in the rain. 

And I do love to dance in the rain.

Some of my fears are: Africa, being forgotten, choking, being alone, losing a loved one (again).

Some things that make me happy are: drives through the backroads. being an auntie. vinyl records + their static. the smell of coffee brewing. good books. that first sip of your iced coffee. the dance we do when we get good food. wind in my face. sunsets. snail mail. blowing bubbles in the summer. sunshine on my shoulders. a good, sad movie. Randy Travis. Rick(y) Nelson. the flicker of a candle. grass beneath my bare feet. a good episode of Psych. that puff of dust when you pat a horse. Louis L'Amour. good Country music. singing in the car. Rain. the fair + rodeo.

a song that says it better than I can...

(click the title to listen to the song)

Loved Me That Way (for Angel Grandma)

God Must be a Cowboy (for Easter Oregon)

Single Girl (my stage in life)

That's Old Fashioned (my dream of love)

Fourteen Gears (for Trucker Grandpa)

Takin' It as It Comes (because that's how I live my life)

America (for my country)

The Great Northwest (for my side of the country)

Follow my Instagram account made especially for this blog @walkinginthesonshine