If Only the World Saw Her the Way Her Sister Does
“So what. So what if she’s a little smaller than other people. So what if she eats through a feeding tube. So what if she isn’t crawling or…
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Kids
7 Things a Mom Does Before She Even Gets to Work
I have just arrived to my place of employment. Everyone’s all “Good morning!” and I’m just doing my best to blend in. Literally, I noticed…
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To My Friends Who Shared Their Hand-Me-Downs, Thank You For This Precious Gift
When I told my best friend our first baby was going to be a boy, some of the first words out of her mouth were, “Oh my gosh, we HAVE to go through…
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Being the Father My Own Was Not
I have often heard that we marry our mothers or fathers. For some strange reason, be it consciously or subconsciously, we go on a search for what we…
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If Think You Love Your Husband Now, Just Wait Until He’s a Grandpa
“Grampa, are you going to help my daddy paint at the new house today, or are you staying her to play with Gramma and me?” Three-year-old Adler…
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Dear Husband, I Thank God For You Every Day
He’s the glue that holds us together. He’s the one who assures each member of the family of our worth. He reminds our oldest son how smart he is;…
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Raising Our Children on a Farm is the Greatest Gift We Can Give Them
Farming is tough work. It’s tough, dirty, sweaty work that ends in nights filled with tears, deciding which bills not to pay, and falling asleep on…
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He’s Not Always Easy, But He’s Easy to Love
He’s the kid who never listens the first time. Or the second. Or even the tenth. You can pick him up out of the line up in the school hallways.…
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I Want So Much More Than Happiness For My Children
I’m trying to make my kids’ childhood magical. I want them to have a happy childhood with many happy memories to look back on. So I plan fun…
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Where is the Mama Village?
Where is the mama village? You know the one . . . the friends, the neighbors, the teachers, the extended family that our mothers and grandmothers had…
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