Posted July 5, 2018
Sleep. As a mother of five children I have gone decades without it. If I’m being honest, I’ve never been that great at it. I started having issues with insomnia when I was 17. A year working graveyard shifts and juggling 21 credit hours in college meant I went days… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Parenting, This and That
Posted July 3, 2018
I admit that I am a bit late to the Podcast game… I have friends that have been devoted Podcast listeners for years, and it never really caught on with me. Perhaps it was my busy lifestyle, or maybe it’s because lately I’ve been working on enjoying silence (stop by… Read More »
Categories: Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 28, 2018
Like most of you, I never seem to have enough time for my friends. Yes, I have weekly get togethers with a small core group, but there are so many women that I have connected with over the years that I simply don’t see enough. Lots of times it’s because… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 7, 2018
Today is the last day of school, and the first day of Summer Break. The Angels above are singing…do you hear them? When I underwent my Preventive Mastectomy two years ago I had to make a really hard decision…aside from the obvious. My surgery was the end of April and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted June 5, 2018
Two more days… Two more days and ALL of the Cowkids will officially be out of school for Summer Break. I am probably more excited then they are. No more frantic early mornings rushing around. 10 hours a week LESS driving back and forth to town. Sunshine, time with the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 2, 2018
Today. Today I stood in a church that was not my own, surrounded by both friends and strangers, unashamedly weeping. A friend of mine unexpectedly lost her sweet 3 month old boy to SIDS this week. When I first heard the news there was silence and shock, followed by tears.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 1, 2018
Note: Readers I’d like to introduce you to Jill King. Please read her story below, follow her stunning Instagram feed for inspiration and beauty, and stop by her website for recipes and styling tips. And keep your eyes out for more lovely guest posts from her in the future. In… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 25, 2018
I’m counting down the days until Summer, and each morning, it’s getting harder and harder to drag myself and the Cowkids into town before that first bell rings… I know I’m not the only one, and as a former teacher, my heart goes out to all those educators who are… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted May 18, 2018
Note: On Wed I gave a talk at our local Rotary Club. Several people asked for a copy of the speech so I thought it would be easier to share it on here. First let’s talk about Grit and Grace… Those of you that already know who I am,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 9, 2018
Texting and driving. We all know it’s a bad idea. And we all know that we should never do it. Yet, if I’m being honest I am totally guilty of it…100% I spend two hours a day in the car. I usually try to spend that time chatting with the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
