To these young ladies who had no idea the beautiful example they were setting for my very observant children I say thank you . We were at the zoo surrounded by children playing in the river when these young ladies carefully helped their disabled friend navigate the fear and curiosity of putting her feet into… Continue reading Kindness

We hear the word anxiety more and more, people think that it is new, that you should be able to sweep it aside, that you can just get over it but that isn't true.  Anxiety is fear- do you know how many times the bible mentions the word fear? over 500.... so fear and anxiety… Continue reading Anxiety

No matter how many the years that pass, it still gives me all the feels to watch convention, to see the lives of young people changing, to know I was once one of those lives . I am proud of what agriculture shaped in me , I am forever grateful of the lessons I learned,… Continue reading Blue and gold heart

I am chosen not forsaken - I am who you say I am- you are for me not against me - I am who you say I am I have always felt I wasn't the norm but for so long have tried to conform to who I thought people expected me to be - as… Continue reading Flamingo

Sometimes it's is inconvenient but the most beautiful thing you can do for someone is show up and say yes - these are yes days

So here it is , I have discovered the secret to house cleaning with 3 small children- FLU-B. The mere thought of more than one child having this will turn your house into an infirmary with plastic gloves and sterilized door knobs,  ALL SHARING STOPS NOW. Seriously I put those kids to bed and cleaned… Continue reading Tips on house cleaning

Sometimes you ask God questions and he answers in a way you aren't expecting- I had a mom fail this weekend, well to me it was but then God showed me differently.  We went to the Easter Egg Drop- which is my worst nightmare come true- TO MANY PEOPLE. I knew there was no place… Continue reading Redemption

I have a lot of feelings over the things going on in our state and my tolerance for the ignorant slander on both sides of this debate has beckoned me to make some intelligent sounding facebook post that people will like and virtually high five me so I can feel validated and supported in my… Continue reading Oklahoma

So reason #500 I am a bad cultivator of things like flowers- thank heavens this does not hinder my parenting!  I got a paradise hibiscus last year- it was a beautiful tree like plant and at the nursery I fell in tree love.  I bought it- I wondered a lot through the Oklahoma summer why… Continue reading Paradise tree