Posted December 31, 2019
Tomorrow will be the first day of 2020. Several years ago I decided that rather than come up with a list of New Year’s Resolutions, I would focus on a theme for the year. In 2018 my theme was “Let all that you do be done in love.” Last year… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 27, 2019
Thank you! Thank you, thank you! Imagine my surprise when I received an email letting me know that we are finalists for the 2020 Elevation Outdoors Best of the Rockies Awards in the People/Blogger category. It means that you truly love what we have been doing here at PrairieWifeInHeels.com for… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 20, 2019
This is a post that has been on my mind for a few weeks now. In the last week, I’ve had several conversations with friends about this topic, so I think it’s time to chat about it with you. I’ve talked about breaking up with your phone on here before… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 13, 2019
I have seen dozens of posts on social media asking for book ideas for kids. It’s the holidays and I know lots of you are looking for things other than tech to offer your kids (or grandkids). ALL of the Cowkids are avid readers! Between what they are loving, and… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Parenting, Reviews
Posted December 6, 2019
The Holidays are ALWAYS full of hustle and bustle, but I feel like for moms there is an extra added dose of “Can I possibly get this all done in time?” I know that’s certainly what I’m feeling now in my current season of life as newly back to work… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted November 29, 2019
I love Cheesy Christmas movies. I can’t decide if it’s the totally predictable plot and endings or the Pinterest worthy Christmas decor but whatever it is I simply can’t get enough. As soon as it was November 1st I began to indulge in my “weakness” by watching a few movies… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 19, 2019
The Cowboy and I have been married for over 15 years. And while I DO write about our marriage on the blog I keep it to a minimum. This is at the request of The Cowboy, and one of the things that we agreed upon when I began blogging 6… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 14, 2019
It has been a whirlwind of activity around here. From Emceeing events to traveling around the state to talk about leading a life of grit and grace it has been a full few weeks. You may remember me posting a month ago about a sprained ankle, and how I was… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 8, 2019
As I get ready to talk about the extremely tough topic of faith and fear tomorrow (Nov 9) in Buffalo Wyoming, I found myself looking at quotes I created for a talk with the same title earlier this year. Until today I have kept these quotes available only to those… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted October 25, 2019
One of the necessary evils of living rurally is lots of time spent driving back and forth. Add to that, the fact that we now have a house full of five “school-age” children and it’s safe to say that we spend at least an hour a day in the car… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting