First Post

Welcome to my new blog.  I am so excited to finally get it off the ground.  It has definitly been something I have been wanting to do and planning to do in my head for almost a year now and well things always seem to get in the way of making it exactly the way I want it.  Well, it will probably never be exactly how I want it and with two growing girls, its best to just kick it off now and make it be a work in progress.


There are a few reasons why I am starting this blog.  One of the main reasons is to show what life is like as a farmers wife here in rural Kansas.  When I met Tyler and starting dating, I was a suburban Philadelphia girl going to college in VA.  One of the first things we talked about was his life in Western Kansas.  How could we not when it was his passion and dream to go back and farm with his family one day.  He put it out there that if this relationship was going somewhere, it was going to be in KS because thats where he was planning to be the rest of his life after college.  At 20, I thought I was up to following my heart whereever it went and living in rural America as a farmer's wife would be a fun adventure. And no, I had really no experience with farms, agriculture or anything like that.  I had never even really heard country music.  So after we were married we moved to a small town (about 1500 people) and we started our new life and I had culture shock right away.  There were things to get used to and times where I sat wondering what people were talking about and times I felt out of place.  But Tyler helped me get a job at the local grain elevator and my education on agriculture and rural life really took off.  I have come to learn so many new things and have grown to enjoy my life here, although I miss many East coast and PA things, especially my family, all the time.  And now I hope in this blog to share some of the things I have learned.  There are lots of things in rural America and agriculture that I wish I had known and am glad to have that knowledge now and I hope that I can help some people learn some of these things too.  So stay tuned for Farming Friday when I will talk about issues and other topics related to our farm and other agriculture issues.  This Friday will be about our wheat and cattle operation and I am excited that me and Tyler are working on that.  And with all the big issues happening, I'm sure there will be more than just Friday posting.


I also hope to share some of the joys and struggles of living in rural America, from the lack of shopping opprotunities to the local county fairs.  There are good times happening out here.


Plus, as a part-time working, mostly stay at home mom, how could I have a blog without talking about my kids and the issues I am working through as a mom.  And as a mom, how could I not dote on my two little blessings, they enrich my life everyday.  They inspire me, make me laugh, sometimes cry, bring my great joy and challenge me.  And as a homemaker, I will share some of the success and failures as I try to take care of them and Tyler.


And above all, even in the little things, we as a Christian family, hope that our blog shows God's hand in the life of 4 imperfect people.  He has provided us with acres of blessings and we are still discovering new ones every day.


Thank you so much for checking my blog out.  Please become a follower, add it to your blog roll, and/or make a comment.  I am looking forward to wherever this blog is going.