The Rising M

Cultivating the spirit of the wild flower.

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A Whole New Appreciation for C Section Mommas

| Adventure

It’s been a wild three weeks to say the least. Here is the recap: Found out I have cancer, went on an awesome fishing trip, a week of chaos of appointments and trying to get some direct, demoing most of our little house, surgery to remove a monster of a tumor and buying our first recliner. The wildest part of all this unexpected adventure, has been the outpouring of support, love, and kindness from people coast to coast. It’s been an amazing opportunity to catch up with friends, talk to Read More

The Face of Cancer

| Adventure

A woman isn’t supposed to state her age. As I turned 35 this winter, I thought to myself, we are going to accomplish a lot this year. Nick and I purchasing a house, remodeling said house, getting married, maybe finding some ground to run cows on and keep the genomics marketing rolling for Neogen. Maybe even a vacation. Insert hard left. I started to have a pain in my side in September. I thought that’s strange, but it went away and I moved on. Then my seatbelt kept irritating that same Read More

What have you learned during COVID?

| Work Wears

I am going to jump into three blog posts that show a lot of myself. I apologize in advice and hold on. I know I am beating a dead horse. So the covid, lock down, corona, social distancing, COVID-19, the vid, quarantine, ‘rona, … whatever you want to call the past 19 months or more has made an impact on our lives. And some more than others. Blah, blah…BLAH. But really, what have you learned during this time? My two major take aways that I have learned are outlined here. I need Read More

Tips and Tricks to Create Your Custom Cornhole Boards

| Adventure

ESPN is broadcasting cornhole tournaments nearly every weekend. So why aren’t you trying out for your local team? Is that a thing? I am currently searching for a team. Who wants to enter up? I had so many questions when I built my first set, and then the sixth set, but I found less real answers on truly building a set of regulation boards. I can't say this is the best information, but this is what I learned. I have had a love hate relationship with building six sets of boards. Love is when Read More

Flank Steak, Oh a Flank.

| Agriculture, Recipes

Stuffed Green Chile Flank Steak

It’s been a hot minute. And I mean hot as I was grilling away all winter. May is beef month, which every month is beef month in my world, but what does that mean for everyone else? It means you will be seeing new fresh content from our state beef councils, lots of new recipes and producers from across the country telling more of their story and what they do in producing one of the most nutrient dense food stuffs on earth. Not to mention in the most sustainable way! I featured this Read More

Vanilla Blueberry Protein Powder Scones

| Recipes

Blueberry Scone

I love to bake. In the meantime, my body isn’t sure about this hobby and I am truly trying to watch my macros. But I love breakfast and pastries, so my best option was to try some protein powder scones. I had blueberries on hand, so I went with that variety for today. I would totally try this recipe with some cinnamon or other mixes of your favorite scones. I used this Quest Protein Powder recipe as my guide, but I didn’t have all of the recommended ingredients on hand therefore you will see Read More