Ranching

When MDH and I were first dating, he came home with me one weekend. We were putting bulls out. He got in one pickup and backed his...

On these cold mornings, I remind myself that there are no snakes or grasshoppers out and about. I hold on to that thought, embracing my...

Here’s to the Mom’s out there trying to balance ranching, raising kids, and trying to be entrepreneurs on the side. I had someone tell me...

There is a lot that can be learned from older generations. Sometimes I think the younger generation creates a bit of a barrier between...

What do you do on your ranch to support the youth of the team? Sometimes, it’s harder to do the job when kids are involved. This makes it...

I hope that throughout my life, especially since becoming a mother, I have nourished the type of friendships in which my girls will know...

It feels a bit like a heat wave today at -6 degrees and very little wind! Ty even got some sledding time in. This cold is for the birds....

The weatherman could be off by 50 degrees this week, and it is still VERY VERY cold out there. Yikes. Wind chills as low as -55 degrees....

I was sorting, tossing, and organizing a shelf in my office the other day when I ran across the calf books from the past five years. I...

Do you and your family have a ranch succession plan? There are two components that go into succession: management and assets. Asset...

This time of year, the ranch table is often filled with receipts and bookwork as we try to wrap up our year end finances. This can be a...

Sometimes ranching isn’t romantic. Yesterday I spent my morning helping MDH try to fix his broke down truck (okay, okay, I sat in the...

The Cowboy's Prayer by Clem McSpadden Our gracious and heavenly Father, we pause in the midst of this festive occasion, mindful of the...

I am blessed to be able to share this life with these two. They both LOVE all things ranching and animals. They want to go with us and...

Sometimes in life you just have to cowboy up. That’s all there is to it. You are in control of your destiny, and you get to choose how...

I love this life. Not just the lifestyle we get to live here on this piece of heaven, but all the life that exists here: the cattle, the...

I grew up in an entire community of cowboys. And when I say cowboys, I don’t just mean the men who rodeo and/or ranch. There is so much...

How do you set boundaries in regards to your work/life integration? There is no “one size fits all” answer to this question. It has to...

Do you pay special attention to duties and titles you assign the individual members of your ranch team? Do you assign duties based on...

Ummmm, when did I become a bird nerd?? I’m not sure I’m cool with this happening. But apparently it did. Seriously, if you would have...