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
Posted May 4, 2018
Some of you may have seen my Facebook Live where I giddily shared how I took years of pictures and turned them into beautiful photo albums…and how it took me less than an hour. I received SO many messages and emails asking for more details about ChatBooks.com that I promised… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Parenting, Product Reviews, Reviews
Posted April 23, 2018
Last week I recorded a live Facebook where I showed a bit of our preschool homeschool lesson. The response was waaaay more than I imagined, and I was reminded of how many parents want to help their children succeed in school but are overwhelmed with all the information out there.… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted April 18, 2018
NOTE: This is a guest post written by my friend Melissa, a certified marriage and family coach for FamilyLife.com Recently a husband came home to a home-cooked meal prepared by his wife and after one bite spouted, “This tastes like dog food!” The wife said nothing but the next evening… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life, This and That
Posted April 11, 2018
With a family of 7 I spend way more time than I care to acknowledge dealing with laundry. In an ideal world, I start doing Laundry on Sunday afternoon and have it all washed and put away by Tuesday night. I started the hard and fast rule for myself that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted April 4, 2018
This Sunday, the 40-day period of Lent in the Catholic church ended. Lent lasts 40 days and is a time of contemplation for Catholics. Besides fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays, Catholics often give up something for the next 40 days. This is not supposed to be a punishment… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted March 28, 2018
If you saw this live Facebook last week you heard that I’m taking a week off from blogging. Recently, I’ve made a lot of big decisions and there have been tons of exciting new and amazing things going on because of them. With all the excitement and higher levels of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted March 22, 2018
You may have noticed that there was no new post yesterday. Today’s title “The Plague has Arrived” may have clued you in to the reason why. I currently have 4 out of 5 Cowkids home sick. Two with a stomach bug and two with Strep. Such is mom life right?!… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
