I’ve been to a lot of track meets as a former athlete, coach and long time fan. But this was the first ever for our teenager. He threw farther than his goal was for his first meet. This former discus throwing mom was proud. It brought back old discus memories. None of the memories involved cows. But the teenager now…
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When I discovered last week from a text message from my husband as I boarded flight that it was my mother-in-law’s birthday, I had to think fast. I knew her birthday and already had purchased gifts. I just hadn’t looked at the calendar during my business travel to see the date. I texted my husband back saying we were having…
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The reason I blog at times is to remember the moments. Today was one of those moments. Easter morning on the farm starts early with the 7AM sunrise service. We enter the unlit church, in darkness like we left it on Good Friday. The sounds of the timpani rumbling from the balcony of the church represent the tomb being rolled…
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Memory Lane Friday: Family Farm Earth Day Link Up
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Today I am linking up with Two Bears Farm for Memory Lane Friday where the theme today is Earth Day. I’ve gone back the archives of photos…from the late 1990’s to 2000 to share memories of our family farm of when our now teenage son was a young little farm boy and also when two city girlfriends made a long road…
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