Hi friend š I see you. I see the way you pour your heart into your family, your land, and your communityāgiving your all, day after day. I see the love, the sacrifices, the deep connection to the life youāve been called to. But I also know how easy it is to put yourself last, to carry the weight of everything without stopping to breathe, to rest, to receive. I know this because Iāve been there, too. Thatās why I created Soul Strength: A Retreat for Women of the Land. This retreat is more than...
29 days ago ā¢ 1 min read
Hey friends! I apologize that it's been a while! I've been truly enjoying my time off-line, busy working behind the scenes and raising up little ranchers but now it's time to reconnect. I've miss you all! In the last 6 months, I took a significant step back from social media and creating content. One, I didn't have the time or energy for it anymore and two, I just didn't like the feelings it invoked in me. Inadequacy, discontent, stress, etc. It just felt like everyone was trying to one up...
about 1 month ago ā¢ 2 min read
Hi friend! Iām thrilled to share some exciting news with you today! Our new t-shirt collection, Roots of Resilience, is now live and ready for you to explore. This collection is more than just a set of t-shirts; itās a celebration of the strength, growth, and resilience that define us as farm and ranch women. Imagine a seed, small and unassuming, nestled in the rich soil of a vast field. With each passing day, it faces the elementsāharsh winds, relentless sun, and torrential rains. Yet, it...
10 months ago ā¢ 2 min read
Hi Mama š¤ I took last week off from sending an email. I hope that's okay! You see, we branded the calves last weekend and had company around and even did a few fun things like fishing and hiking so instead of burning the midnight oil trying to write an email (these things take longer than they should for me), I decided just to rest and get some sleep after the busy weekend. Old me would have gotten that email done no matter how long it took to write or how late I stayed up. Old me would have...
11 months ago ā¢ 3 min read
Hi Mama š¤ Thanks for hanging in there with me these last couple days through this launch! My hope is that I've inspired you to find joy in your own motherhood journey and to celebrate how far you've come. Being a farm and ranch mama isn't easy, we all know that. And I could be wrong about this, but I'm guessing that raising kids on the ranch will be the hardest and most rewarding thing I ever do. š«¶š» And with that, I leave you with a poem I wrote almost a year ago that still holds true today....
12 months ago ā¢ 1 min read
My transition from ranch wife to ranch mom hasn't been an easy one. I love helping out on the ranch AND I love being the Mom. But in all honesty, the struggle has been a real journey of ups and downs. I struggled with accepting my new role (even though I loved it) because I also knew when I was missing out on as the former right hand helper to my rancher. Maybe you can relate? šš» I was always better at cleaning the barn than I was at cleaning the house. šš» I felt uncomfortable standing...
12 months ago ā¢ 3 min read
Hi Mama š¤ Were you one of those kids who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up or did you just want to try everything like me? Well I think I've finally found the perfect job... It's called "Mom" You see, as a Mom I get to be the educator, the nurse, the chef, the maid, the event planner, the entertainment, the warden, the stylist, the good cop, the bad cop, the nutritionist, the gardener, the safety police, the driver, the therapist, the pastor, the cheerleader, and the personal...
12 months ago ā¢ 2 min read
Hey Reader! Did you know I started Beyond the Fencelines because I went looking for a connection with other farm and ranch moms? The idea for Beyond the Fencelines came to me in the early days of motherhood with my first daughter, Clementine. I felt lonely and lost and was looking for connections with the outside world. You see, I live 40 miles from the closest town in the prairies of Montana, and that winter was particularly isolating with a newborn. It wasn't until after my second daughter,...
12 months ago ā¢ 3 min read
About 6ish years ago, I was a brand new mom full of anxiety about what I was supposed to do with a newborn on a ranch. Check out this photo...this was a big day for me. I remember it so clearly because it was the first time I had actually taken Clementine out on the ranch, about 6 weeks after she was born. I waited that long because I felt so much fear about the "what-ifs" that could happen if I took her out. What if she got cold? What if she started crying and I couldn't get her to stop?...
12 months ago ā¢ 2 min read