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...

I don’t run around the yard with my tongue out anymore...When did that become weird?

Sniff, Sniff…. **GAG** …what just happened? The first time I made kefir, I gagged and threw it away. I was given some weird looking...

Valentine's tip from the farm....You're either Paddling towards oneness or Drifting Towards isolation in your marriage... which is it?

Have you smiled yet today? Just *try* watching this without laughing. I sure can't.

This is not a “highlight reel” story, but I’m not here for the reel. I’m here for the real. So here's the real:

Don’t tell them that. Some of you actually know my kids, so I’m serious... What’s the experiment?

I’d venture to say that MOST wives don’t hear “going to catch wild honeybees” when they ask about the day’s plans.

"You know what I need today? - Some good, robust FIGHTING, fake friendships, and impossible comparisons..." Said no mom ever.

“Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen”... I read the understatement of the century. “Well, Thanks”, Captain Obvious! You’ve simultaneously...

I remember listening wide-eyed with wonder at Laura’s excitement over ONE piece of candy for Christmas or her corn husk doll. Really?

GUESS WHAT?! I have great news for you… Ready? Did you know you were made with a MASSIVELY complex super-network of body-supporting “good...

No - I’m not tiling with pennies.... Promise. I’m just trying to live on purpose ....Maybe you are too.

Whatever we view as "MOST" important, will automatically make something else LESS important.

This blog is meant to be helpful - and sometimes being helpful looks embarrassing. So don’t judge me. Pretty please? :)

You may not have a silo, but you do have a mom-life… which is unbelievably challenging and infinitely more important.

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