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Are you like me and find that balance is just not possible? You know how to find peace with that? Just simply don’t stress about it. Helpful huh? Let’s break that down a bit though. First make sure that whatever you are doing fits the goals you have for you, your family, and work. If it doesn’t - say no! For me it’s been making sure that no matter where either business takes me during this busy season that I’m still present with my family. That looks like breakfast, school, and Bible study each morning with Payden and at least...

I’ve been called mom since I was in my mid twenties and not because I had my own child. I’m called mama now and I’ve still never given birth. This kinda hit me yesterday while the pastor spoke at church. He mentioned not only what we think of as traditional moms, but mentors, aunts, adoptive mothers, mothers who have lost their children, and women who have stepped up in a child’s life when a mom was needed. I know someone who fits each of these labels and I’ve been some of them, but I have one more to add. In...

I see those posts all the time saying “The world needs more farm kids.” I have a farm kid and I’m surrounded by them. Know what they have in common? Parents with work or a hobby that involves not only them, but their family, and other adults. It’s not necessarily the farm that makes them different it’s involving them. On the farm we just don’t have a choice. As farm parents we have to make our kids a part of that daily life and that’s what makes them stand out a little younger than some. They also learn about safety...

STEP BY STEP GUIDE A silk scarf only lasts if you care for it properly, which means hand-washing for best results. Although silk is quite tough you can dull its natural appearance when you machine wash and especially if you toss it in the dryer. *Use a gentle detergent or soap. Never use chlorine-based bleach, which can damage the natural fibers. After all you wouldn’t use carpet cleaner on your own hair would you! I recommend Mild Goats Milk Soap or gentle detergent like woolite or dreft. * Prepare first - Clean your sink! There can be all sorts of...

“When you create you share a beautiful part of your soul with others.” See Eve’s silk wild rag collection of Cowboy Sketches! Eve’s wild rags have launched! Let us know what you think of this young artists work! You’ll be seeing more of her! We are so happy to offer work from a young artist and give y’all something unique to wear! See our silks collection for a full line of GHC original pieces including three of Eve’s Cowboy Sketch Wild Rags! https://gillilandhcwildrags.com/collections/silk-wild-rags