Ocean has powerful effect on life
Standing by the ocean, I have always felt an incredible wave of awe and inspiration. There is simply nothing as powerful as watching that massive movement's waves crash to the shore.
Realize the reach of sisterly power
Who would I be without my sisters? I am talking both about the sisters who were born into my life, and the sisters I have chosen throughout my adult life.
Writing on the wall captures memories
It is the job of a parent to create order out of a somewhat chaotic world, to orchestrate the subtle and the major things within a child's life.
A new addition: a bouncing baby joy
How does it happen that a tiny 2-pound bundle of energy can take over the world as we know it? Back in July, a tiny little Yorkshire terrier came to be a part of our family.
Look back and relive beloved times
Have you ever been driving along, listening to the radio, when a song comes on that simply takes you back to a day, a moment in time, a place you never thought you would be again? I have experienced that same incredible jolt at times when looking at treasured photographs.
Essentials farmers can’t live without
I have a big question for all farmers out there. Who among you could possibly farm without the following agricultural essentials: baler twine, duct tape and a tarp strap or two.
Friends beyond the barnyard pick
Sometimes, animals choose us. What would any farm be without a cast of characters from the animal world? The heart of an empathetic country squire is often large enough to encircle Mother Nature's castaways rather than just those animals they've enclosed within their barns or gates or crates.
Moving straw: If I only had a brain
Hard work is good for the soul. Hard work builds character. Hard work makes you tougher. Hard work teaches you things you don't even know you are learning.
Life’s changes can be hard to accept
Attitude is everything.
I have learned this, if nothing else, in the journey of this life.
Bright outlook.
This world just lost one of the good guys
There are people who walk the path of life so graciously, so quietly, that we sometimes don't stop to celebrate the enormity of their presence.
