Messages to Our Daughters

May 7, 2010 12 Comments

Dear Jesus, Bless this post. This one could be a bit touchy. Something is stirring in my head and my heart this morning. It is something of great importance. Something that could be met with an Aha! or with banishment by leadership. I will do my best to craft this post with wisdom and grace …

Divine Feminine Girl Daddy Hubby Dude

May 6, 2010 0 Comments

I’m taking some time this morning to dig further into Sue Monk Kidd’s book, Dance of the Dissident Daughter. It is some really good stuff. Lots to process. One of the most important things I have gleaned so far is how blessed I am to be in a relationship with a man who is very …

Perspective of a Goddess in Training

May 5, 2010 2 Comments

I can’t resist posting a link to my eldest daughter’s blog. The title alone was intriguing. Her story relates to the battle that exists between conforming and telling her truth. In this case she conforms in person and tells her truth to the world. Kind of ironic.  I Didn’t Get Dumped and Nobody Died

Miss John Deere Lives Here

May 2, 2010 2 Comments

I simply must get pictures of my other children, but they just don’t frequent my favorite photo spots as much as this one does. Cowgirl thinks this is actually her Tonka Toy. As coincidence would have it, she was born quite close to Father’s Day, and occasionally her birthday lands on Hunky Farmer Boy‘s special …

The Clothes Line Murderer

April 28, 2010 10 Comments

This is my sweet man, Hunky Farmer Boy. He’s the lone source of testosterone amidst a sea of about five dozen females of various species. I think you’ve met previously. This is Hunky Farmer Boy on his Tonka Toy. (This is where you hear the Tim the Toolman Taylor grunting sounds.) For reasons never fully …

This Woman Knows Her Business

April 27, 2010 0 Comments

After spending the better part of two months dreading the upcoming horse show season, it arrived kicking and screaming early Saturday morning. It was preceded by an insanely expensive shopping spree at Cavender’s where every last penny of Daughter #3’s stock show money (plus plenty of mine) was surrendered to their cash register. And at …

Intuition + Self Care + Intuition + Intuition = Perfection

April 21, 2010 0 Comments

Yesterday, I took the day off. I had good reason, but I could have easily pushed through and gone to work. Munchkin would have been fine at home by herself resting. But I didn’t. Something inside of me said to stay home. Rest. Be with my kid. Read. Write. Rest. Cook. Rest. Eat. Rest. I …

We Interrupt the Regularly Scheduled Schedule for a Little Bit of Self Care

April 20, 2010 2 Comments

I am home today, ditching work/school. Funny thing about it….it was an easy decision. Usually it is an agonizing decision and unless I or a child is on our “deathbed”, off to work I trudge. Sometimes even a child on her “deathbed” couldn’t convince me to use those precious leave days. Often Dad has been …

Truth Telling and Confused German Shephards

April 14, 2010 4 Comments

I admit it. Telling the truth is hard for me. No, no. It’s not that I am a pathological liar. Although I think I probably was….when I was five. But I grew out of that by the time I was about….uh…..married? And I only used it to get what I wanted……and keep my tail out …

Natural-ly, Powerful-ly, Amazingly Smiley

April 11, 2010 0 Comments

Several months ago, I worked through a book by Danielle LaPorte called Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design. I rock when I am living 80% Natural, 20% Powerful. You’ll have to read it understand what that means. Trust me, it’s cool mojo. This time of year really makes me want to step up to …