A thirty-something mom raising farm kids
Today is July 1, 2018. As ten-year-old Henry and I worked on his 4-H project this evening he began asking questions about his biological dad. I did what I always try to do, give honest, age-appropriate answers. I want to help heal a broken heart. Tough Conversations About the Death Continue Reading
I remember sitting at my desk in August of 2013 when a school official called me to explain new school transportation rules. This phone call ruined the plans that I had struggled and worked so hard to make for my son. I was a single parent of a soon to Continue Reading
I’ve been asked a few times lately for ideas about how to remember someone who died too young? How do we pass on their legacy, their personality, their character, to children who are too young to remember them? I appreciate friends who got a nice journal and asked people to Continue Reading
I’ve been offended going to church with my husband. He’s been offended at the church I used to go to. We’re not often offended by the messages, it’s typically the people. They say and do some of the darnedest things to unintentionally turn us away. We could list the wrongs Continue Reading
A tragic loss is difficult in many different ways for many different people. Of course the loss is most difficult for the people closest to the deceased person. Here are three key ways that you help a grieving person: Prayer – As someone who has suffered loss and experienced God’s Continue Reading
The Little Farmer had a great summer full of fun. Many of his activities were sponsored by a business or family in the community. My mom has impressed upon me the importance of writing thank you notes to those sponsors. In my job I’ve had the chance to interact with Continue Reading
The Little Farmer has come to me many times in the past few days to discuss this mud hole in the driveway. The primary concern is that people will think the muddy area is part of the driveway. After all there are tire tracks visible in the wet soil, so Continue Reading
I was coerced into going to a Women of Faith weekend event a few years back. My favorite speaker was Andy Andrews, a story teller talking about The Butterfly Effect! Here are the rough notes I typed from the video I’ll share below: Henry Wallace was Vice President under Roosevelt Continue Reading
Does anybody else find it a little easier to get knocked down and feel a little sad this time of year? Or you start thinking about how you meant to start the New Year with a nice, clean organized house, healthy meal ingredients in the refrigerator, etc., etc. Then you Continue Reading
2013 has been a great year! I’ve been pretty public about the highlights of the year that were planned: building a house, selling a house and sending the kid to kindergarten. But as life turns out some unplanned stuff has happened too. This year I planned to build a house Continue Reading