A Farm Wife's Reflections

Hosting the giveaway of "Anything but Simple" was fun! I heard from lots of you, and it would be fun if you all could win, but as you know, only one person was lucky enough to come away with their own copy of the book. Congratulations to Marjorie Groff! Happy Reading!

Recently my parents moved out of the farmhouse, and into their retirement home. During their move, some of my old school books were unearthed, and in looking through them, I discovered a poem that made me giggle. I thought I would share it with you all, and maybe it will at least bring a smile [...]

The blogging world has been a blessing to me in the months that I've been a part of it. One of the highlights has been making new friends, people who I've never met, and who I don't know except through their writing. It's so enjoyable to read the writings of these people, and as they [...]

Small chubby fists a-pounding our front door, Shoes, much too large, tiny pink purse in hand: "Go bye-bye, Mama!" someone's small voice begs, While stomping on impatient little legs, "Bump, clack, bump, clack" (shoes falling off again.) "Not now, my sweets, let's read a book instead. Mama has work to do at home today," You [...]

On Friday, Cory and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. I can't believe it's been that long since we were married! It has been a wonderful five years, unpredictable, crazy busy, sometimes scary, but wonderful... we are so blessed! We don't always do something special on our anniversary, other than maybe going out on a date, [...]

The past week was one I had been looking forward to all summer, and just like that, it's gone. I had the privilege of coming with my in-laws to Hatteras Island for the week and I've had the time of my life. Lots of free time, aka writing time, so this post will be a [...]

"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have." -Socrates So I found out yesterday that a saying I thought was original with me, umm... well, isn't original with me at all! Was looking at inspirational quotes on Pinterest, and there it was!! But [...]

So, I love my kitchen. I know, I made that obvious in the title, but it bears repeating. 😉 I tell my hubby this all the time, and he just shakes his head and says: "Why?"And I always reply: "I don't know why, I just do." Truly, there's nothing special about my kitchen itself; in [...]

#1. Without it, your relationships are toast. Communication is the glue that holds relationships together. No matter how cliche that might be, it is the truth. And the older and busier I become, the harder it is to accomplish...  When I was younger and had fewer responsibilities, I was not so bad at communicating. I [...]

Since stating my intention to write a post about some of the less popular (or just rarely mentioned) women of the Bible, many times have I wished I'd kept my mouth shut... Because having mentioned it, I will now obligate myself to do it, and just saying, it's not been as easy as I first [...]