Posted December 30, 2025
After weeks of deliberation, considering words and phrases, perusing quotes and Bible verses, I finally decided that my word for 2026 will be TRUST. Now, get ready, because what is about to come at you isn’t a warm, gushy, positive post…I’m about to vent in a way I haven’t for… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted May 13, 2025
I believe that we can’t ignore the role tech plays in today’s society. As parents, it’s our job to provide our children with the tools they need to navigate this tech world safely and appropriately based on their age and/or maturity level. It’s our job to set boundaries, educate our… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted January 20, 2025
As a mother of 5 children, I learned a long time ago about having “hard conversations.” As a mother of 3 teenagers and 2 tweens, I want to add to that list of hard conversations that you HAVE to talk about sex and drugs. Before we take a deep dive… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 12, 2024
This may be a controversial post, but I am here to say that having children who drive is a situation where the convenience outweighs the fear! As a parent who is now working towards having her third driver (Cowboy W has his hardship permit now), I feel confident offering this… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted August 19, 2024
It’s not just the moms who struggle with their children growing older. I think that because it’s more socially acceptable for women to be emotional when it comes to their children, we forget that significant transitions and changes impact the entire family. When I began considering what to write for… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted July 19, 2024
Summer and schedule are two words that don’t go hand in hand around here. We’ve been living this way for over 8 years. It was something that began when I was first forced to let go of all of my Summer expectations because of my Preventive Mastectomy Surgery. Living schedule-free… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted May 28, 2024
Be okay with crying. That will be a recurring theme during the process of saying goodbye to your senior. And by “saying goodbye to your senior,” I don’t mean sending them off to school in the Fall, or their Summer trip across Europe, or their apartment and the future they… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 20, 2023
Over the last 17 years of parenting, I have found that many of our conversations about punishments also revolve around the idea of rights vs. privileges. For example, when Cowkids aren’t using their tech appropriately…like sneaking it after they’ve been told their time is up, we have to explain that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted November 14, 2023
Writing college application essays is one of the scariest parts of the college application process. There are several reasons for this, but I genuinely think that it’s because most people hate writing! Thankfully (or not, depending on who/when you ask), the Cowkids have me as a mother. I make my… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted September 19, 2023
You can’t make them all. Every school party, every concert, every game or tournament, or after-school event…you can’t make them all. You can’t make them all, and that’s okay. Over the years, I have often had to repeat this mama mantra to myself. First, as a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) when… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
