These two look cute on the outside, but please pray for me as we brave a high of -1 degrees for the next five days and I have to be...

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

Is success a dirty word? I love living in a small tight-knit community. I definitely know that the pros outweigh the cons when it comes...

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...

If we’re talking about ranch tables, we can’t forget the number one ingredient: coffee. Cowboys and cattlemen have been drinking coffee...

A couple weeks ago, our sweet little three-year-old daughter was bit by a rattlesnake while playing in the yard with her brother, cousin,...

Sometimes, you need to say yes, even when you don’t really want to. There is a personal development theme that has been going around 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...

The world is full of good people. If you can't find one, be one. -Anonymous #neighborgirl #bestofthebest #cowboy #cowgirl #cowkids ...

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...

Hoofta, it’s been a scorcher out there this week. I’m bringing cooler vibes by remembering the snow we got in May. Every season of life...

This is the greenest it has been around here this late in the summer in a very long time. A VERY long time. It is so refreshing to see...

Gratitude is a beautiful blessing. The ability to look at most situations and feel grateful is an incredible skill. I once heard someone...