Posted October 11, 2022
Buddha once said, “When you like a flower, you pick it. But when you love a flower, you water it.” I cannot think of a better analogy for a relationship. To see our relationships grow and blossom, we must give the relationship what it needs most…communication. Communication is the basis… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted May 6, 2022
Why is it SO hard to have the perfect Mother’s Day? Look, I don’t claim to have an actual answer for this…and for that, I apologize. Rather than the usual style of posts we write around here where I share a problem, and offer support and solutions…I fear that this… Read More »
Categories: Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted October 27, 2021
“When he looked at me like that, I knew I was bound to follow him anywhere.” Christina Lauren It’s a quote I put up to go along with a picture on Instagram the other day. And I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. I probably spent 15 minutes… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 28, 2021
17 years later, he still dances with me. This weekend The Cowboy and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. And as I sat and thought about what I wanted to write about this accomplishment, because you better believe it’s something I’m proud of, I couldn’t help but think about all… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 26, 2020
If you’ve ever been to one of my events where I am speaking, chances are you’ve heard me talk about “looking at the big picture” it’s one of my favorite themes. The gist of this concept is, a lot of our frustration, anger, depression, anxiety, and overall unhappiness occurs because… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 31, 2020
It’s time to Unbox Love! The Cowboy and I will celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary this year. Like any relationship, our marriage has been full of ups and downs, and it has taken a lot of work to make it this far. Before we were married we came up with… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Prairie Life, Product Reviews, Reviews
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 March 26, 2019
“If he doesn’t ever do anything, why do you care that he’s leaving for a week?” These words were spoken to me by a male co-worker, friend, and father of two young boys. Upon hearing them, I was silent. It was one of those times when one well-spoken sentence causes a… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting, Prairie Life
Posted October 30, 2018
This post is seriously putting my writing skills to the test. It’s going to be hard to truly explain in words how wonderfully fun this experience was for The Cowboy and I. Hold on, let me get my thesaurus out… When Jenn from The Chef and The Dish first approached… Read More »
Categories: #GiveAways, Product Reviews, Reviews
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
