We kicked off  the 2020 hay  season down on the  dairy farm this week. I felt like we should be having a  hay party to celebrate this s...

I'm looking forward to sitting around the table with my family in celebration of Mother's Day. It's our family traditio...

Our Christmas tree is full of ornaments that have been lovingly  received as gifts from friends and family over the last thirty-two years...

Sweet memories are made in the kitchen and shared through generations especially during the Christmas holiday.  One of our family favorites ...

It's been a family tradition before I was a member of the dairy farm family  to have a picnic supper on July 4th  on the banks of thi...

I love our Christmas tree because it is a memory tree filled with ornaments given to us as gifts, ornaments the boys  made when in elementa...

  Twenty-nine years ago at high noon, the time that all Ryan's  farmer friends could make the event...                          ...

November is a time of transition on the dairy farm as we finish harvesting our fall crops,plant wheat and rye crops for spring forage and pr...

When I arrived at the cemetery today to decorate the graves of family members, I was surprised to see two men walking through the cemetery. ...

Celebrating Mother's Day with a family dinner is our long standing tradition. After an action packed week of dairy farm chores and off t...

Although I attend church every Sunday, I look forward to our Easter worship service. Since 1933, Christians have sung He Lives and it  has ...

Trying to fit all the activities of Christmas Day into the daily routine of the dairy farm is quite a challenge. It doesn't seem to both...

Several months ago I was asked to participate in a community service project with the Centerton 4-H Club.  Today was the day for the club...

Today is National Ice Cream Day! Do you have a favorite flavor? With the many choices available, it is more difficult to decide. One of our...

Happy July 4th! Our traditional holiday celebration begins after all the daily chores are done on the dairy. Our celebration will include a ...

As I was mixing birthday cake batter for my oldest son's birthday, I thought about the many birthday cakes my mother-in-law baked for ou...

I keep thinking of the phrase "it's a family tradition" in the Hank Williams song as we begin a new part to our family farming...

As I was working in the kitchen yesterday preparing food for Easter lunch, I happened to hear the Hank Williams song "Family Tradition...