Posted January 25, 2014
When Prairie Wife and I discussed taking a little break from the blog the week of Christmas, so we could focus on our family and all the season has to offer, I didn’t think it would take me three more weeks before I was able to write my next blog. The good… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted January 24, 2014
I first met Lindsey and Ryan when Cowgirl G started preschool. As our girls ran off to play together on the playground, we casually bonded over our shared experiences. The more I grew to know Lindsey and Ryan, the more I thought of them as “Lindsey and Ryan”. They… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Wife of the Week
Posted January 22, 2014
As a mother of four kids that are fairly close in age I have heard just about every comment in the world…”Don’t you know how that happens?” “You sure have your hands full!” “Why are you having another one, you already have a boy and a girl?” (Seriously that one… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
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
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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
