Posted March 7, 2018
For those other than the rare outsider who happens to visit Myanmar (formerly Burma), one of the most isolated countries in the world, it may be hard to imagine the real hardships. The population numbers 53 million, with approximately 7 million from the Karen tribal group. Ms. Emerald grew up… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted March 2, 2018
Faith. Faith planted, the size of a mustard seed. So often it seems as if faith is just something we should have, especially if we call ourselves Christian. It’s an expectation, right? And we beat ourselves up if we feel that we lack faith or our faith is weak. I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 28, 2018
Today started at 4:30 am and there hasn’t been a moment to breathe since! The LIVE facebook video below sums it all up but I thought I’d share it here too…I know not everyone sees these videos when they go up! And can I just comment that they always make… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 9, 2018
Alright, holy cow has it been a week lol! Those of you that follow us on Facebook may have caught my Facebook Live where I started crying. Trust me, it surprised me just as much as you. I was just planning on chatting a bit about my post for the… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 7, 2018
I let you guys know last month that I’m going back to school. I didn’t give many details about the classes…but I have to tell you this first one is causing a bit of a stir. It’s called “Engaging Parents to Increase Student Achievement” and I picked it for a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 24, 2018
If you follow us on Instagram you may have caught this pic… Yeah…sigh…it’s true. I signed up for 6 credits of online education classes. Because I’m crazy and I needed one more thing to do? No. Trust me when I say this is not exactly high on my list of… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted January 22, 2018
One of our readers asked me to write a post about “Girls’ Night Out” I assume she wanted ideas and tips and tricks to make it a blast and memorable. Luckily, my bestie from College is coming into town in a few weeks and she, CollegeBFF and TallGirlJ and I… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 15, 2018
Sunday. For our family it means an early morning spent bathing kids, going to Sunday school (me to teach and the two oldest Cowkids to learn), followed by mass, lunch and naptime…oh sweet naptime. The routine is predictable, familiar, and frankly…the best way to start the week. Yesterday we had… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 29, 2017
2017 is drawing to a close and like many people I find myself feeling reflective. This blog is somewhat like a journal and as I clicked through a few random posts from each month, I found myself noticing a theme. Physically and emotionally this year has been about change for… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 1, 2017
The Cowboy loves to get into his truck and drive. Pre Cowkids he would wake me up at an insanely early time every Saturday, and drive for hours to “look at stuff”. It’s kinda my least favorite thing ever. I love Wyoming, the wide open spaces, the majestic mountains, and… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
