A friend/fellow ranch wife and I were visiting, when the conversation turned to my decision to leave my full time position at the feed yard. We talked about the ups and downs of my transition from full time feed yard employee to full time stay-at-home-mom/ranch wife. Then she asked, “Do you ... READ the POST
5 Most Memorable Lessons from My Dad
When I was a kid, I spent quite a bit of time watching (and helping) my Dad train horses. He would start teaching the horses with the ground work in the round corral. Then, when the horses were ready, Dad would put the first rides on the young horses and I would ride along on an experienced horse. ... READ the POST
Share the Dream
“Love your little ones and share the dream with them.” – Anne Burkholder Both my husband and I grew up in rural communities with agriculture as our livelihood. We both got to go along with our parents to do chores, and were assigned our own responsibilities as well. In addition, we both ... READ the POST
It’s All Attitude
I recently heard of the Ban Bossy campaign. Ban Bossy is designed to empower and encourage girls to take on leadership roles. While the program does offer some helpful leadership tips, the take away is, as the name suggests, to ban the word bossy. The campaign claims that using the word bossy to ... READ the POST
I Never Work
“Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life” - Harvey Mackay I have wholeheartedly embraced those very wise words from Mr. Mackay, and I never work. I have found something I love to do and I don’t plan on ever working again. Don’t get me wrong, being a wife, mother and ... READ the POST
