Posted December 8, 2020
The faded black ink numbers on the back of her hand caught Rebecca’s eye as she gazed into the rear-view mirror, smoothing down her hair that was still mussed and tangled from the night before. She couldn’t quite remember his name, the man who gave her his number. She was… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 4, 2020
Ahh, budget and gifts…two words that couldn’t be harder to put together. Or is it just me? As we officially begin the holiday season I have lots of people ask me how we do Christmas in our family. After all, with 5 kids it has the potential to both break… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 1, 2020
The Winter Blues are real, and this year I’m feeling them earlier than I ever have before. I’m sure it has a lot to do with the ups and downs that 2020 has brought us, and when I shared my thoughts the other day I learned that I am not… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted November 27, 2020
About once a week or so I have someone reaching out to me, asking a question about blogging or social media. And while I do offer social media consulting, I also love to post blogging wisdom out there for the internet to find for free. I’ve done a few of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 24, 2020
Thanksgiving for us is never the same, and while we have a few Thanksgiving recipe must-haves, we are big fans of mixing things up too. In the past, we’ve had massive gatherings with as many as 25 people or something a bit smaller with only a few extra guests…and we’ve… Read More »
Categories: Recipes, This and That
Posted November 20, 2020
This guest post is written by John Daly, the author of the popular Sean Coleman Thriller series. He and I connected over on Twitter and aside from thoroughly enjoying his books, he’s my go-to Twitter guy for generally even keel and nonbiased political views. I thought it would be fun… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Book Reviews, Reviews
Posted November 17, 2020
In a moment of weakness, I fell for the Nailboo Dip Powder Nails Instagram ad. I tell you what, those Instagram ads are so darn accurate it’s scary! And I’d be a big fat liar if I said this was the first time I fell for one 😉 It all… Read More »
Categories: Beauty, Prairie Wife Style
Posted November 13, 2020
“I can’t fix this.” I looked over at my 14-year-old son the other day and had to say something that broke my heart. “I can’t fix this, I can’t make this better, and I can’t do this for you.” Several weeks ago he broke his arm, and now has two… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 10, 2020
Reset, renew, recharge, redo. You are not stuck. You are not frozen forever where you are today. 2020 has been…well honestly, it has been one hell of a year. While there have been blessings in many moments, there has also been stress and more twists and turns than a soap… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted November 3, 2020
While I love the idea of a Vision Board, it doesn’t really work with my decor…so last year I came up with the idea of a Vision Journal. And really, isn’t today the perfect day to focus on creating a future you want? I’ve known about Vision Boards for years,… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
