DarciAug 18, 20212 minLearning to let go.I know you are probably thinking "why am I looking at a picture of a potty chair?" This silly little potty chair has given me so much...
DarciJun 30, 20212 minFarmcationWhen your livelihood is in agriculture (especially livestock) we all know how difficult it is to “get off the place.” In our house...
DarciApr 14, 20213 minRun. Run. Run...Run. Run. Run… I have literally and figuratively been running like a mad woman lately trying to keep up with training for a half marathon...
DarciMar 10, 20213 min"Before you count your friends, make sure you can count on them..."One thing I have struggled with in life (and unfortunately my kids are in midst of also) is friendships. Friendships can be so difficult...
DarciFeb 3, 20212 minCalving versus Mother NatureThere is an old wives’ tale that says, 90 days after fog there will be moisture. I think the past two months has brought us more fog than...
DarciDec 17, 20202 minThe Loss of "Family" ChristmasSome of my greatest memories growing up were in a big house in Ashton, South Dakota. Family Christmas at my grandma’s house were always...
DarciOct 28, 20202 minAnxious Mess“My anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Hugh Prather~ Uneasiness, apprehension,...
DarciSep 23, 20202 minNo Substitute for SafetyEach and everyday farm families put their lives on the line in order to help do their part to not only make their operations flow and...
DarciAug 26, 20202 minImpromptu Party for YouTaking time is always something that is so hard for me, I always feel like I need a few more hours in every day to get everything...
DarciJul 22, 20202 minPlay. Slay. Pray.The other day as I was out with my husband fixing fence in tall weeds, bugs biting and near water (which I despise!) I started thinking...
DarciJul 1, 20202 minAI Basics from an everyday Ranch WifeAnyone who owns cattle knows how much work goes into each and every animal… I have heard so many times from uneducated people, “what the...
DarciJun 3, 20202 min"Don't you know how that happens?"If I had a dollar for every time someone asked my husband or me, “8 kids? Don’t you know how that happens?” I would be rich. You see my...
DarciMay 6, 20202 minThe importance of filling my own cup.It's been a tough morning at the Martinmaas house, so I put on my running clothes, put on some 90's Christian music and just started...
DarciApr 8, 20203 minThis is not what I signed up for...I cannot count how many times I have said the words, "this is not what I signed up for..." over the last 15 years of marriage, farming...