There is Nothing Like Growing Up On the Farm
I pulled down the lane. Off in the distance driving in the field was my husband. It was just another spring day planting until after dark. Another…
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Dear Hard-Working Farmer, I See You
An open letter to my husband, my family, and farming friends: I see you. I see you checking your phone to see what the weather is going to do, what…
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Choosing a Rural Life is the Best Decision We Ever Made
Four years ago my husband was faced with a choice between two different job offers. One offer was in a big city in Kansas and the other was in a tiny…
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Hey Farmer, You Are Not the Farm
Hey farmer, I need you to hear something right now. I need you to hear this loud and clear: I’m so sorry for everything this year has thrown at…
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Some Days I Feel Like a Terrible Mother, But He Loves Me Anyway
I start putting a load of laundry in the washing machine when I hear the kids begin to argue in another room, no doubt over one of the many tractors…
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I Am Every Farm Wife
We scrolled through photos of the Midwest blizzards and torrential storms, leaving a wake of disaster behind for farmers and ranchers. Destroyed…
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How to be a Farmer’s Wife
Marrying my farmer 10 years ago was by far one of the smartest decisions I’ve ever made in life, but having not grown up on a working cattle farm,…
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When a Farmer Has a Son
The first step into our home brings me onto the chocolate and caramel colored floors, which run the length of the house. The rich color attracts…
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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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