My mom picked up my kids yesterday so they could witness the digging of the swimming pool- to an adult that may seem like watching paint dry but give my kids a tractor to watch and that is getting close to best day ever.  Porter and I had every intention of going over after swim… Continue reading Life’s a Beach

Hank the cowdog - he is a deliver of God's lesson for me sometimes hahah.  We are obsessed as a family with Hank the Cowdog's audio books-  99% of the time that is what we listen to while driving - the other 1% is The Greatest Showman Soundtrack but Hank is most requested!  Yesterday was… Continue reading The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corn Cob

I wear many hats, it often seems like a Jack of all trades and a master of none, I am sure that isn't accurate but it often feels that way.  When you detail mom life it can often feel daunting, no one is happy with breakfast- then complaining before 10am of hunger, we purchase toys… Continue reading Hats

I feel like someone has been following me around trying to see what the line is for my patience they last few days, get my goat so to speak.  Yesterday it was a series of events, everything handed to Porter ended up on the floor, he wants to be big so badly but it reminded… Continue reading Test me

Sunday morning something happened that I kept thinking, there has to be a take away from this, God is just going to smack me with something obvious about this situation besides " you can not control the situation only how you react" and I was hoping it was not patience.... boy do I get that… Continue reading Shattered

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