Start of school is the end of freedom
There is nothing like the start of a new school year to make a child just itch for freedom. This was my first year in a very long time to not be sending a child off to the local school in August.
Even pets get empty nest syndrome
The thunder roared in the middle of the night, and suddenly I was wide awake. It wasn't the storm that brought me up out of bed, but my son's sweet dog, Spanky.
Bumper sticker triggers concern
Yesterday, as I was driving to buy groceries and fill up the gas tank on my car, I couldn't help but notice the bumper sticker on the pick-up truck ahead of me.
Off the farm: My son in the big city
My son, the country boy, is suddenly a city boy. Plucked from our farm situated near a tiny town, he is now in a city that seems to never sleep.
Why the weather makes us worry
It's a good thing we humans don't get to run the weather or we would be living on one mighty, mixed-up planet.
A little teamwork goes a long way
"Until that time, he hadn't given money much thought. They'd never had much, but neither had anyone else they knew.
Animal cruelty is the cause du jour
There is concern, and rightfully so, among many on today's farms as outside influences converge to voice opinions on everything from long-standing ag business practices to animal treatment.
Prison life easier than dairy farm life
As I sat talking with a couple of friends one day last week, the subject of prisoners and prison life came up, somehow connected to all the media hype over poor little rich girl, Paris Hilton.
Taking flight: Painful rite of passage
When my children were still quite young, one of our favorite episodes of Winnie The Pooh was the story of Cassie, the baby owl, growing old enough to take flight for the very first time.
The land blesses us, so we give back
Part II Though my father never knew his great-grandfather Samuel Young, he was fortunate to spend a great deal of time with his own grandfather, Samuel's son.
