Posted January 17, 2014
I’m feeling a little rebellious today, maybe it’s all the sleep I have been getting lately, or the fact that the sun has been out three days in a row. I even have hopes that I might, maybe, be able to go for a run tomorrow. Anyway, there have been… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 17, 2014
This event is now closed, thank you! It’s time for another YOU PICK Prairie Wife of the Week This could be a picture of your BFF’s shoes! Nominate your friend or family member NOW to help us LATER! February is prairiewifeinheels.com WE LOVE OUR READERS month! Giveaways every week! Help us celebrate you our readers,… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 15, 2014
My First Elk Hunt We had been dating less than a year when The Cowboy offered to take me on a January elk hunt with him. I had heard him talking non-stop about the wonders of elk hunting; days spent on horseback enjoying the majesty of nature, the thrill of the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 10, 2014
I met Ginny when we moved to the Prairie Homestead almost 6 years ago, and she has since become not only a close friend but a mentor as well. Her open and honest advice about life as a woman, wife, and mother has kept me from stepping in more than… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 3, 2014
I met Elizabeth several years ago through a college friend. As I learned more about Elizabeth I was inspired by her desire to right the wrongs in this world. How many times are we struck by something that we see wrong in our community, and simply shrug our shoulders and… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 2, 2014
As I write this post, I am squinting my eyes as the words shift and blur on the computer screen. You see, last night was a rough one here at the Prairie Homestead. It’s not tears in my eyes (though that may come later) making it hard to write,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 1, 2014
1. Overall I am pretty pleased with my parenting style, but I am always on a quest to improve myself as a mother. Sometimes it is patience I am lacking, other times I focus way more on what needs to be done rather than taking a breath and enjoying the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted December 27, 2013
Prairie Wife (PW): The following is an introduction written by the friend who nominated Katie for our You Pick-Prairie Wife of the Week. I am thrilled to be able to share this story of home birth with our readers. As a Prairie Wife (and mother of four) I firmly believe… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted December 20, 2013
I first met Texas Smiles about five years ago when The Texan and I were on a Fourth of July camping trip with my BFF and her husband. Texas Smiles and her family lived about three hours away from the lake, but every holiday we somehow met up at the… Read More »
Categories: Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted December 19, 2013
We had a snow storm hit today, and I just couldn’t resist getting the camera out and taking a few pictures of winter in Wyoming. It was nice to take a few minutes to enjoy the quiet of the Wyoming winter, and just focus on a few small moments…What helps… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life