Today I cried more then a few tears over a cow. It won’t be the first time I cried over a cow, nor will it be the last. Every farmer makes a vow, so to speak, to the creatures entrusted into their care. It is our vow, that for the time our Ladies are with […]
Show Kindness
I’ve been a little quiet lately. Besides being crazy busy with start up, (which is going great and I promise an update soon!) I’ve been avoiding social media. So I’m just going to leave this simple reminder here. Be the change you want to see. Not quite sure how to start? Start simple…….show kindness! The […]
What a Month!
Wow! Ever look back on a time and just think what a month! Remembering that time in your life will probably have a impact over the years to come. As I look back on the end of February and March I definitely had one of those moments. I was blessed with opportunity after opportunity and […]
Hey Wendy’s Thank You
Hey Wendy’s Thank You! You heard that right, I’m sending a thank you out to Wendy’s, the chain restaurant. In a time when it doesn’t seem like a day goes by where there’s not some chain falling to pressure from hype it’s refreshing to see Wendy’s embracing the facts and not the fear! This week […]
2015 Year End Review: Farm
I started writing this yesterday, and well today we end 2015 on a very low note. We laid to rest our all time favorite cow today; Abiqua Acres Prestige Jesusita. I don’t really have more words than that right now, she definitely deserves a proper tribute. I’m just glad the sun is shining today, as […]
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 […]
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 […]