A Farm Wife's Reflections

I woke up this morning and the first thought I had was thankfulness. Ten years ago, New Years Day found me in a very different situation. If you know us, or you’ve read this post , and the two posts following it, then you know about our New Years Adventures in 2015/2016. And you understand [...]

Yes, it’s fall again. How the years run by. I haven’t posted much, these busy days, but it’s not because I’m not writing anymore. I’ve been doing A LOT of writing on a project for my children, and not so much here. It has often occurred to me after a person has passed away, that [...]

Just like clockwork, another year has rolled around, and according to the calendar, we’ve been married 13 years. It doesn’t seem nearly that long, but the math checks out, so I guess it’s true. On our way to town this evening I told Cory this past year has been my favorite. He looked at me [...]

It was one of those beautiful Sunday mornings where it feels like the whole world is smiling, and nothing could go wrong. I awoke to donuts on the table from my dear Cory, who knows the way to my heart. And also knows that his chances of getting breakfast on Sunday mornings are slim. The [...]

Do you find, like Paul, there’s a trait or flaw,  that you just can’t pray away?  Though in full belief , you have pled for relief, still the thorn won’t budge or sway. Others treat you wrong, and you don’t belong… Turn to God. He knows your story! Trust in Him above! He, in knowing Love, [...]

Hello from my snowy corner of the world! Well, 2024 whizzed by, and then was quickly followed by January and almost half of February. I’m not a big New Year’s resolution kinda girl, but there are things I want to work on in the next year, and hopefully for the rest of my life. We’re [...]

I’ve been too busy to write much these days but I’m still here. I thought I’d share a fall update and some things we’re enjoying right now. Fall is here…We picked our pears, dug our potatoes, and the garden is cleaned off for the year! The leaves have fallen from the walnut tree outside our [...]

Oliver has been asking me if I’m going to write a poem for Harrison, using the letters in his name, like this one I made for him when he was born. I made an attempt or two, but it just didn’t come together. Today was a super busy day, but as poems do, it just [...]

(Things I’d like to go back and tell my newly married self.) Once upon a blog post, I wrote a letter to my 14 year old self. You can read that post here, if you wish, but basically it was just me writing down some things I wished I had known as a 14-year-old, and [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about mothers. Specifically the wisdom of mothers, that is passed down to their children. How often do we hear people say “my mama always said…” and then share some quotation from their mother? Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ma said “Draw the broom; don’t push it,” and “No use crying over spilled [...]