Give the Farmer Some Space and Grace on the Road
My toddler chattered loudly from the backseat as we lumbered down the highway. She and I talked about the weather and day’s plans as the…
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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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This is Why the Farmer is Tired
Farmers may just be the hardest working people you will ever meet. They are the hardest working people I know. They get tired and they are tired, but…
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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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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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Our Superhero Wears a Dusty Ball Cap
That little boy (and girl) watches you in wide-eyed amazement. Their dad is their superhero, but he doesn’t wear a cape. He wears a dusty old…
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Planting Seeds of Faith
The snow crunches under his feet, and the calendar says it’s not yet spring. A large truck pulls into the yard, unloading bags that contain a…
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Remember, That Farmer is Somebody’s Husband and Daddy
Just in the last week, the roads have suddenly become congested by farmers and their heavy machinery. Lines of cars follow behind them, slowing down…
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