Posted August 27, 2022
Don’t look away from the pain. Step into it and find the good. I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for months. Ever since I learned about the death of our beloved Mary Poppins. And I’ve deleted hundreds of words and restarted this about five times just this… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted March 25, 2022
With my 40th birthday only a few days away I’ve had a lot of people ask me how I’m feeling about it. My response has been the same each time, “I fought hard to get here.” I’ve faced my mortality more often than most. First, it was two roll-over car… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted November 19, 2019
The Cowboy and I have been married for over 15 years. And while I DO write about our marriage on the blog I keep it to a minimum. This is at the request of The Cowboy, and one of the things that we agreed upon when I began blogging 6… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted July 23, 2019
Earlier today I shared this post on my social media accounts. The text that accompanied it read… Of course I struggle. I struggle to make time to pray every day. I struggle with setting work aside when I’m home and focusing on my kids, and putting my kids aside and… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted February 22, 2019
February has me feeling meh. As someone who already suffers from SADD, this is nothing new. But, this last week has kicked my a$$. I KNOW I’m not alone and you can watch this short and sweet Facebook LIVE for a bit of a look into what’s been going on.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted September 18, 2018
Fall is here. School has started. The nights and mornings are briskly cool, and the days are hot. The green grass is now a dry and brittle golden color. In the mornings the sun reflects off the dew, turning the prairie into a mixture of diamonds and peaceful fog. It’s… 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
Posted March 14, 2018
When I wrote my last post of 2017 I set some goals for 2018 “In 2018 I will… Listen more and try to talk less. I will take a few chances and go on adventures. Embrace the overwhelming joy and mess of being a woman, wife and mother….and have one… 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 November 29, 2017
I’ve always been open on this blog about the ups and down of my life. From post partum depression to my preventive mastectomy I’ve shared it all. A few months ago I talked about my daily struggle to feel “enough” and how I enlisted the help of GuruJoe. I’ve been… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
