“MOOOMMM! - There are men outside with funny looking skid loaders that AREN’T ours!” my six year old exploded. If we lived in the city, I’d think we were having road construction. On the farm, mystery skid steers in the front yard are a different story. “What are they doing?,” I questioned from the other side of the house where I was working. “They’re driving into the woods!!!” he erupted.  If this were the Wild West, I could imagine that the posse had shown up and they were

We can’t stop time… but maybe we can slow it down because if you don’t take time, it will take you. 

Mr. Google says it takes an average of 66 days to form a new habit, but I reckon’ he ain’t never seen nothin’ stick faster than a cowboy...

This month, Farmer Jonathan brings us a taste of what he listens to during his tractor time... with a little farmer spin on it :). It was...

Every week, I hear the most amazing raw milk stories. I could write a book with the hundreds of ways I've been told that raw milk helps...

As some of you know, my husband is a Paramotor pilot and a writer for the Fillmore County Journal. Perhaps "How do you look when you die"...

Someone once said to obsess about your inputs rather than your outcomes. I think sometimes we obsess about our outcomes and forget that in

Yep. My husband Jonathan is a paramotor pilot. If you don't know what that is (I didn't!), it's basically a giant fan that he straps to...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have a 5th grader. For someone reason, 1st-4th were "little" kid grades in my head, but there is...

Raise your hand if you *ever* feel low on time. If you're like me, both hands are up :) - ESEPECIALLY if you've ever been postpartum....

The words clog my throat, choked by my feelings of inadequacy. You wouldn't think that four words would be so hard. … Honestly, words...

“I love when my kids are sick” - said NO MOM ever. Playing mommy-nurse is HARD. (Especially if YOU are sick!) My daughter, Anna, had RSV...

For the record: I don’t hate school; HOWEVER, I saw something mildly horrific at Walmart this week: Back to School Supplies I feel like...

Confession time. I LOVE bread. Specifically toasted, with butter, and raw honey. Is there anything better? HOWEVER - up until a year ago,...

One year later - I'm re-learning all of these lessons, so I thought it was worth revisiting. If I need to hear these again, chances are you

GUESS WHAT?! I’ve been working on something for the last 6 months and it changes EVERYTHING in my kitchen. Today - I get to share it with...

She looked at me with raised eyebrows - "so - why aren't we eating more butter?!", she said. Her wide eyes questioned mine. “You’re...

“I want a cow!!”, I hear so many of you say, and I couldn’t agree more!! I HAVE cows, and I still feel the same way ;) I am...

If today was the only memory your child would have, would you live it differently?

Where does a farmer go on vacation? Apparently, to feed chickens. Last week, we hit pause, took a few family days, drove 7 hours to St...