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The Day I Found Out I Wasn’t a Baby Person
Continue reading →: The Day I Found Out I Wasn’t a Baby PersonIt was September 3, 2016. That was the day I found out I wasn’t a baby person. You all are probably thinking wow! How can you remember such a specific date when I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast? Well, I can tell you how I…
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What’s a work life balance?
Continue reading →: What’s a work life balance?Ever feel like there are some people who just have their life all together? They can balance the priorities of life from family to work to volunteer activities with ease. You tend to ask them “How do you do it all?” Well I’m here to let you in on a…
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Why Are Women So Hard On Themselves – We Really Should Stop It!
Continue reading →: Why Are Women So Hard On Themselves – We Really Should Stop It!We women need to stop doing this. STOP IT. STOP IT. STOP IT. Stop thinking we aren’t smart enough. Stop thinking we can’t do it. Stop thinking every little thing we did wrong. Stop thinking it’s all our fault. At least for me, it’s so easy to dwell on the…
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And That’s What We are Missing in Today’s Society….
Continue reading →: And That’s What We are Missing in Today’s Society….Recently I’ve been reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. And he spoke about triggers for our habits. This one woman always smoked when she rode horses. She quite both for over 20 years but as soon as she got back on a horse she wanted a cigarette again.…
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Find THAT Friend
Continue reading →: Find THAT FriendMy kids and I were driving through smalltown USA. No stoplights. Very few stop signs. A car in front of me stops at the stop sign and all of a sudden, I see the passenger side door fly open and it’s one of my best friends, who I hadn’t seen…
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Start Scared, Then Watch What Grows
Continue reading →: Start Scared, Then Watch What GrowsWritten By: Lexi DeVries, Midst of Motherhood I was just 16 years old when I showed up at my neighbor’s dairy farm at 5 a.m., hoping to get a job milking cows. Having never milked a cow before in my life, this was way out of my comfort zone. But…
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Quick, Easy, Kid-Approved Meals in 3, 2, 1
Continue reading →: Quick, Easy, Kid-Approved Meals in 3, 2, 1Our house has been in a funk lately when it comes to suppers. Do you every feel that way? I feel like I’m making nothing anyone likes or I’m making 5 different meals for 5 people or I’m making the same thing every few days. Any of that ring a…
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Why did I send the magic sleep blanket to daycare?
Continue reading →: Why did I send the magic sleep blanket to daycare?This past week my kids came home from daycare for the final time. They have loved every minute of being there over the last 7 ½ years. I have loved it too. The staff and programming is amazing and truly are a second family for my kids. As I…
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It Won’t Always be This Hard, but It Will Never Be Easy.
Continue reading →: It Won’t Always be This Hard, but It Will Never Be Easy.I never knew how hard having a baby and kids on a farm was. I know I know, I grew up as a farm kid so I knew what to expect right? Not exactly. To hear all about that story read it here. So here I was with a…
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There’s Expectations, Then There’s Reality
Continue reading →: There’s Expectations, Then There’s RealityQuietly and subconsciously I think I’ve always had an idea of how my life was going to go or how a certain situation would play out or what outcome I assumed would come. Recently, I realized that this quality has actually robbed me of some happiness in my life. How?…
Hello,
I’m Amber
Welcome to Caring for Calves and Kids. I’m a 5th generation dairy farmer farming with my parents and husband while trying to raise 3 kids. Life is crazy, messy and so much fun! It’s hard to be a mom and sometimes even harder when you farm. So to ensure no one else feels alone I’m sharing my stories. Enjoy!
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