When I was younger, we were taught from a fairly young age, that if we receive a gift, the first thing we do is sit down and write a note...

Last week, our local schools, like most around the country, had a walk out to hold in memory, the victims of the latest school shooting...

I sometimes forget how much I love to live in a small town. It is usually smack dab in the middle of winter...somewhere between not...

Bath bomb lovers...it is time. I know the bright colors are fun. I know the strong fragrances are appealing. The bubbles, the spinning,...

When I was in college, I read about an interesting study on the effects of being positive...with water. It was a study originally done by...

I won't lie. It has been a rough few days. We come to expect we will have them and we know they will pass. If we come through on the...

My children are alive, well fed and emotionally healthy. I picked myself up off of the kitchen floor and wiped away the tears before said...

Yep, that's me. On my 13th birthday, French braids (because that was so in at the time) and braces. What could be better?...

I didn't think this post would exist ten years ago... really. I was the girl with the name brand clothes, stylist appointments every six...

Well...hello there. It has been a while, I know. You have been on my mind these last few months and I have been looking forward to...

It is not very often, you come across an amazing woman. One who resonates with your very core. One who you just know, in some other...

Yesterday was an amazing day. Not in the typical 'everything went right' type of amazing day, but quite the opposite. In fact, it had all...

When my children and I first bought land in the country a few years back, we needed a place to live for the six months it would take for...

In our family, we love birthdays, Christmastime, and really any opportunity to celebrate someone meaningful. We are big on traditions,...

When I moved down to the Driftless area almost ten years ago, I didn't realize, at the time, how much my life was about to change. Not...

Today was the first day of snow for us here in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. For me, snow brings on the comforts of living in the...

It has been a rough week. I mean, really...it has been a rough month. Not specifically just for me, but for our country, for our world....

I raise free roaming Ameraucana chickens on our farm. Their unusual coloring of eggs, a light blue to a steely slate blue, makes these...

When I was younger, we found a stray cat that was living behind our garage. It looked healthy, but needed some extra love. We would...

This short blog was written by my seven year old, who has gone through many names. Her newest one is Pennya. These are her words (with my...