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The Marriage Secret That Changed Everything–Her View From Home

The Marriage Secret That Changed Everything--Her View From Home

Sometimes marriage is easy. Sometimes it’s really flipping hard!

Often, I think it’s the season we’re in–whether it’s planting, harvest, etc. that is going on here at the farm.

Sometimes I think it’s the figurative season–the ages of our kids, the number of years we’ve been married, things like that. 

But regardless, after almost 12 years with my farmer, I have discovered a secret that changed everything in relation to my marriage.

I wrote it out awhile back, and am so honored to share it with you here and on the Her View From Home blog!

“I’ve found myself feeling so resentful toward my husband lately. Resentful of the long hours he is working right now. Resentful that he’s never home, ...
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If You’re Considering Staying at Home, Read This

If you have ever or are currently struggling with the decision to leave a job or career and stay at home with your kids, I want to pass along some advice.

Five years ago I quit my full-time job so that we could move to my husband’s family farm. I still worked part-time two days a week, sometimes more. A couple of years went by and I was pregnant with our third baby. We had discussed that because of time on the road and daycare maybe I should stay home full-time.

Now let me ...
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Easy Cheeseburger Sliders

These easy cheeseburger sliders have an ingredient that make them unlike any I’ve ever tasted!!

I do my best to plan meals for the week–it cuts down on my grocery bill, food waste, and saves me so much time. But sometimes I miss getting a few ingredients added to my list. When that happens, new recipes like this are born out of necessity!

I found what looked like a simple recipe for cheeseburger sliders on Pinterest. I bought the buns. We are fortunate to ...
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Dieting Vs. Living: A Personal Explanation

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Dieting Vs. Living: A Personal Explanation

This is NOT a transformation photo.

Dieting Vs. Living

This is an explanation of the differences between dieting and living.

In my opinion, the two do not co-exist.

The body of the woman in the left picture required very strict nutrition to maintain. Maybe there’s a time and place for that—like entering a fitness competition or training for an Iron-Man race. But daily living as a mom of three little kids, farmwife, and fitness instructor?

Here’s the ...
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Longest 90 Seconds

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What the Longest 90 Seconds of my Life Taught Me about Parenting.

It was an ordinary day.

It was a crazy-rushed morning getting the two older kids out the door to the school bus, as usual. Despite our best efforts at smooth mornings, nothing seems to do the trick. We lay out our clothes, have easy breakfasts planned, and give the kids plenty of time to wake up.

No matter what happens though, we always have our good-bye rituals: hugs and kisses, “I love you’s,” kissing hands, and waves goodbye from the door as the bus pulls away.

On ...
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I'm a Crunchy Mom, and I Don't Choose Organic Foods

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I’m a Crunchy Mom, and I Don’t Choose Organic Foods

I have many crunchy friends. I love them all. I don’t consider the term “crunchy mom” an insult. My own husband lovingly uses it to describe me. And I use it to describe me too.

Crunchy Mom Qualifications

I earned my “crunchy mom” status after the birth of our first baby, during which I remained adamant, even after hours (ok, days) of back labor in which I refused an epidural. I was so strong in my conviction that I wanted to successfully breastfeed the baby that I didn’t ...
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My Favorite Love Story Ever Happened by Trusting God’s Timing

One of the most profound examples of God’s perfect timing shows up in my favorite love story—the story of how I met my husband.

It was Early 2006.

My second-to-last year of college. My mom had called me and said that she met a really nice guy from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office that had been out to their farm to survey their pastures and work on cattle grazing plans. She thought I would like him.

I brushed her off. I still had a year and a ...
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I Don’t Care What You Eat

I don’t care what you eat.

This is me: I don’t care what you eat.

More precisely, I don’t care if the food you eat was grown or raised organically or conventionally.

What I do care about is that you make that decision based on facts.

Not because someone told you that organic food is “healthier” (it’s not).

Not because someone told you that organic meat is “raised more humanely” (it’s not) or is “better for ...
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2018 Highlights

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Cowgirl Boots and Running Shoes: 2018 Highlights

I always laughed when people used to tell me that time goes faster the older you get. Well, I guess I am older, because now I see what they mean.

I want to recap the 2018 highlights for my readers. It was such a full year—full of joy, sadness, changes, you know, LIFE!

Life Happenings

Mr. Cowgirl Boots and Running Shoes and I traveled to Miami and Minneapolis (thanks to his employers). It was much-needed time together. We celebrated 11 years in October, but with ...
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Seven years blog

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This is SEVEN Years of Motherhood.

SEVEN years of motherhood.

I have been a full-time working-outside-the-home mom.

I have been a part-time working-outside-the-home mom.

I have been a full-time SAHM mom.

I have been a new mom. Young, fresh, clueless, exhausted.

I have been an older mom. Seasoned. Wiser. Still exhausted.

It has all been hard. It has all been wonderful. Parts have come easily and felt natural. Parts I have had to fight for.

I have lost myself. I have found ...
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