A Farm Wife's Reflections

"Mommy Knice'y Decter! No, no, no! We do not do that! What is your little deal?" As I stood in front of the fridge, still trying to process what had just happened, Anna Grace stood by, glaring, indignant. Little hands on her hips, she watched as I picked up the shards of glass, and wiped up [...]

Hi Everyone, I guess it's been awhile since I have written anything. Well, I've written some, but haven't finished anything. But I wanted to just give you all a life update of sorts, and maybe explain my absence. First of all, it's the holiday season. This time of year, dull moments are rare to nonexistent. [...]

Dear Grandmother, I don’t even know where to start. I meant to tell you all this while you were still living. But I waited too long, and now you’re gone. I wanted to say how much you meant to me.   I tried to remember if you ever hugged me… I’m sure you did when [...]

Recently I've been really in the mood to write, but I didn't know what to write about. So I pulled up an old post I remembered reading, on this blog I follow Savannah had asked her readers to respond with ideas of what they would like her to write about. One of the suggestions was [...]

The ants go marching, one by one, Across my kitchen floor, My little one stops to suck his thumb, And then he starts to roar. ” Come, Mommy! Something's getting me!” Another small voice begs, Oh no! The tiny terrors Are marching up her leg! Let tiny monsters wreck my home? No thanks! I have [...]

It's been a few weeks now, since I presented you all with the challenge to send me poetry containing one of my favorite Bible verses, Proverbs 3:17. I am happy with the turnout, for even though there definitely was no overwhelming flood of poetry in my inbox, I was able to finally get my own [...]

This is a little different from my usual posts. I have been thinking about doing this for awhile, and now I think I've overcome my fear of no one responding, and I'm here to stick my neck out. Because if no one participates, big deal. I will just call it a fail, and roll on. [...]

Becoming a Mommy... one of the top three best things that have happened in my life. It's such a high honor, and an incredible blessing, but sometimes I take it for granted. I get lost in the every-day-ness, the repetition, and I start to see it as a job. One that is bigger than me [...]

I called the jail repeatedly the next day, but Corporal C. was not working and no one else would call me back. I had no clue what was going on, until evening, when I received a text from Tyler, saying Cory had been transferred to Western State Hospital, just 20 minutes from our house! God [...]

The next few days are blurry in my memory. I remember feeling numb, as if I were dreaming, yet knowing that it was definitely real. My thoughts, my fears, my prayers, all seemed to run together and swirl around in my head. Why? Why my Cory? What if he never gets better? What is even [...]