I’m so excited to start a new feature for Mama Monday – Mama Honesty! Let’s be honest, motherhood is hard, it’s messy, it’s downright exhausting and yet the most amazingly rewarding job ever! Emotional combo right? So this feature is a space for honesty about this crazy journey, no judgment, just different views and stories […]
Healthy Start
Hello February! Sometimes it take some healthy determination to make a difference. This month I am determined to carve out a little bit of time for myself! After a few months of just feeling blah by the afternoon, I knew I needed to make a change. It’s easy to feel like I just need a […]
2015 Resolutions
I’ve never really been one for New Years resolutions, but I seem to always find myself thinking about all the possibilities that seem to be more readily available as the calendar turns over. Why is it that we are more ready to make a change when the date changes? I’m all for motivation, and anything […]
Through the Daily Grind: The Passage of Time
I have a theme. Where did the time go. How is it June, July, August, September already. Each day clouded by an immeasurable number of diaper changes and tasks for every living being in my vicinity except for myself, I am always amazed as the hours seem to slowly creep by in the day. And […]
Changes Coming Soon……
In the middle of our busiest time of year; show season, harvest, the biggest calving month we’ve had in years, I got a crazy idea to reexamine my blog and the direction I want it to take. I love this space, it feels like home, but I am ready to take it to the next […]
Capturing our Family in Photos
We just finished another amazing shoot tonight with the talented Heidi Helser Photograghy. I am so happy and excited to have found her and to have her capturing our family. When our first little farmer was born we captured pictures of him every 3 months. I loved having those pictures and seeing the changes as […]
Northwest Farmer’s Fighting Hunger Results
The beginning of June Dairy Month I brought to your attention the Northwest’s Farmer’s Fighting Hunger campaign. Well the results are back and I am so happy to have been involved in such a successful year: So THANK YOU to everyone who participated and helped #fightsummerhunger! Very proud that Oregon won this little Challenge, of […]
Dairy Farmer Roadtrip “Vacation”
Dairy Farmers are a wonderful breed of people. Each caring for and producing the best quality product they possibly can. I am reminded of this time and time again as I forge more friendships throughout the dairy world. This latest expansion of my “dairy family” took me to eastern Washington state near the town of […]
My Ultimate FarmHer Dilemma
Oh hello August! Yet again my posts are missing here! I had big plans and quite a few posts brewing for July, but slow internet has completely SLOWWwwwwed me down! I love sharing my story and pictures with you all, but when it takes 10 minutes just to upload one picture, I simply run out […]
A Little Perspective on my Dairy Lifestyle
Dairy farming, farming, ranching, most sectors of agriculture are a lifestyle all of their own instead of a job. There’s no nine to five, TGIF’s, leaving it all at the office for the weekend. We are married to our job, we live our job 365 days a year. There’s usually no vacations or weekends off […]