Posted October 14, 2022
“Because you did it, I knew I could too.” It’s a simple phrase, but to me, it is one of the most empowering and humbling phrases I’ve ever heard…or said. “Because you did it, I knew I could too.” I’m going to take a moment to share some of my… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted October 11, 2022
Buddha once said, “When you like a flower, you pick it. But when you love a flower, you water it.” I cannot think of a better analogy for a relationship. To see our relationships grow and blossom, we must give the relationship what it needs most…communication. Communication is the basis… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted October 7, 2022
“Full Disclosure” What does that mean to you? The official definition (according to law.cornell.edu) is “The need in certain situations for both parties to tell the whole truth about all information relevant to the transaction.” But what does that have to do with blogging? What does “full disclosure” have to… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted September 27, 2022
I picked my family, and I picked myself. You may have seen the announcement already that Friday, September 30th, will be my last day as part of the My Country Morning show on KWYY 95.5. You can read more about how this SAHM mom of 11 years and mommy blogger… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted September 17, 2022
“If it’s not making you feel good anymore, it’s okay to walk away.” It sounds easy enough, right? Simply leave if something in your life is no longer making you feel good. But we all know it’s a lot more complicated than that. One bad day, week, or month in… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted September 2, 2022
There is no curfew in our house. This may surprise you because we tend to be pretty strict with our Cowkids. For example, our no dating until High School rule is one that resulted in a lot of opinions (a nice word for people telling me I’m crazy) when I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted August 27, 2022
Don’t look away from the pain. Step into it and find the good. I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for months. Ever since I learned about the death of our beloved Mary Poppins. And I’ve deleted hundreds of words and restarted this about five times just this… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted August 19, 2022
NOTE: “A Little Bit Of Progress Adds Up To Big Results” is Part 2 of a 2 part series of posts, so you may want to read Part 1 before you keep going. When I decided that I was going to take a three week trip to England, I knew… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted August 9, 2022
We can all close our eyes and think of that one person…or maybe more than one person…that makes us feel wistful. The family member or friend, or maybe a random person you follow on social media that seems to be doing ALL the things you want to be doing. Traveling,… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life, This and That
Posted August 5, 2022
When was the last time you sat down to reevaluate your purpose? And while this particular post is part of our “behind the blog” series, which is geared toward bloggers, content creators, and business owners…I want to emphasize that the idea of taking some time to reevaluate your purpose is… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Life, This and That
