This year has been tough. And as I dressed in black for the third time this year this past weekend, I couldn’t help but feel this year has been unfair. Suicide, cancer, car accident, three funerals that shouldn’t have happened continue to break my heart into a million pieces. I thought it couldn’t break anymore […]
There’s Still Time to Signup
There’s Still time to signup for The Country Christmas Connection, but hurry! Signups will close 11/30 at 11:59 pm PST, that gives you almost two full days! So head over to my sign up post to get all the information you need by {Clicking Here}. Once you submit your form be sure to share on […]
Celebrate Oregon Agriculture
My celebration for National Agriculture Week began two weeks ago when I had the opportunity to represent the Oregon dairy industry in the Celebrate Oregon Agriculture video series. I had never done any television work, but the whole process was fun and couldn’t have come at a better time after finishing media training with the […]
Celebrating 92 Years
Today was spent celebrating 92 years with my Grandfather! Such a milestone and just brings so many wonderful memories with celebrating a wonderful man. While his health is not quite where he would like it to be and his mind often wanders every moment spent with him is such a valued treasure. As my last […]
Five Years of Blogging
Five years ago today, I sat down and wrote my first blog post. 140 total blog posts later and a presence on every social media, I can honestly say this whole idea has been an awesome ride. This platform has been so much fun to give a voice to the passion and dedication I truly […]
Lessons Taught by Cows
I struggled to pick a topic to write for this guest blog post. There are so many different directions I could go, being a wife, mother and dairy farmer. A friend asked me, “What do you want people to know about dairy farming?” I want people to know that while dairy farming is a business, […]
Hypothetical Kids
When Kris and I were deciding to buy the farm, we didn’t have any kids yet, but we did have a list of reasons why we wanted to raise our hypothetical kids on a farm. We were both raised on dairy farms, and we wanted that same kind of upbringing for our kids. We wanted […]
FarmHer Dilemma #1
You know you’ve had a “good” week when you end up doing the laundry earlier than normal. I usually do laundry on Sunday. It’s our down day and we just do the minimum amount of work required so we usually don’t end of going through too many changes of clothes. This week by today, Friday, […]
Moms Just Ask for Help
Darleen was looking for a story about lessons learned being a mom and a dairy farmer. Immediately this exchange with a friend of mine came to mind. First of all, I think the most important message below is to reach out and ask for insight from the moms around you! I was so proud of […]
How Do You Keep Farm Kids Clean?
When I met farmer, I was a single mother. I had a beautiful little blonde haired girl that was (still is) the center of my world. When we started dating, I remember taking “special” clothes for her to play in at the farm. I washed her hands constantly and she took a bath more than […]
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