I’ve been around farming all my life. When I was really young, I vaguely remember a time when we had sheep and pigs, but most of my memories on the farm stem from my father, his beef cattle, his John Deere green farm equipment and hay baling. For the past two days, my dad has … More Windrows & Round Bales
Three and a half years ago, a childhood cancer diagnosis threw our family into unfamiliar territory. On top of being worried about my son’s health and what the future would hold, he and I were sent 4 hours from home to live near the hospital where he was to begin treatment. The first 6 1/2 … More The Gift of Friendship…Part 4
I believe when something is on your heart and it is good, then it needs to be shared. My 7 year old son recently finished his 2 1/2 year chemo treatment. Over the past 2 months, life as we know it has been quickly transitioning to life as we knew it. This has come with … More Out of My Heart
As we head into the holiday season this week and in light of recent events, there is one word that keeps finding itself in conversations with my children. Kindness. Here are a few ways it pops up in our conversations at home: Be kind to others. If it’s kind, say it. It it isn’t kind, … More What’s the Word?
Someone in our family is always quoting a movie. Many of our favorite quotes come from the following: The Sandlot…”How can I have s’more of nothing?” “You’re killing me, Smalls!” “If you were thinking, you wouldn’t have thought that!” Wreck It Ralph…”I’m gonna wreck it!” “I love my momma!” “Have some candy!” Back to the Future…”Great … More Smile & Wave
If you’re anything like me, the needs you see in people hurting all around you have a deep impact on your heart. You hurt when others hurt and often find yourself trying to deal with the strong desire of wanting to help everyone who crosses your path by somehow leaving their day a little better … More One Vs. Everyone
Today, marks 2 years since we were allowed to go home the first time after our initial 6 1/2 week stay at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. I’ve kept a detailed journal of my son’s entire cancer journey since the beginning. Recently, I’ve been looking back on some of those early journal … More Just Keepin’ It Real
March 15, 2016, marked our family’s two-year anniversary since our son’s cancer diagnosis. When I play through the last two years in my mind, I don’t know what I would have done, had a variety of women not stepped up and filled a need I didn’t even realize needed filling at the time. Each of … More The Gift of Friendship, Part 1
Maybe it’s never happened to you…But, after being hurt a few times over the years by female friendships, I went through a point in my life where I determined it was best to build an imaginary wall and refrain from getting too close to anyone other than my husband and family members. In our really … More The Gift of Friendship, Part 2
It was raining last night as I left home to meet a close friend for dinner. Not just a sprinkling kind of rain, but windshield wipers can’t keep up kind of rain. As my hands were clenched on the steering wheel trying to carefully navigate the road, I realized my entire body was tensed up. … More Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain
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