Farm Life is Our Life, and Daddy is Our Hero
There is nothing more pleasing than watching my husband with my children and seeing them be smitten with him. Actually, it is the same way I used to…
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To the Tired Farm Wife
I see you standing at your sink, head bowed in exhaustion. I see your aching heart, filled with loneliness. I see the tears fall and the sadness that…
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I Married a Farmer
I didn’t understand it, this love that farmers have for their work. The way they pour their hearts and souls into it. Why they would put in the…
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I’m More Than Just a Farmer’s Wife
The vows are exchanged, the champagne is toasted and the cake is eaten. You gaze off into the sunset together. You’re thinking about your…
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12 Important Life Lessons I Learned Growing Up On A Farm
I grew up on a large farm, and though I didn’t realize it then, the useful things I learned were preparing me for the rest of my life. Here are…
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My Sweetheart is a Farmer
Once upon a time I married a farm boy. I received much advice back then. “Never learn how to fix fence.” “Always say ‘I love you.’” At…
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Stuck
It’s 2:00 a.m. and I find myself at the tail end of a momma pig who is trying to birth her first litter. As I sit on my five-gallon bucket and lean…
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The Road Home
As a high schooler living in a small Nebraska town and attending a fairly small school, I couldn’t have been more excited to head out of town after…
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Nights at the Cow Palace
At 12:15 a.m., I know that my husband will wake up to check heifers who are about to calve. Sometimes he lets me sleep; sometimes he takes me along.…
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Our Maggie Bell
Written by Leah Peterson @ Cooksley’s Clear Creek Farm In tribute, after the April 2013 storms. Romans 5: 3-5. “We can rejoice, too, when we…
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