This past weekend while staying at our nearby prairie lake, I had an empty feeling, a tinge of loneliness, even though family surrounded me. What was I missing? It hit me while cleaning up after supper on Friday night. Then again on my Saturday morning walk, I felt it. Charlie dog. At the lake Charlie always followed me in the…
Read More
Spring rains. Spring sunshine. We even had spring snow earlier this month. But more than the weather, the month of May brings marriage milestones for our family. The couples aren’t throwing themselves a party, and you won’t see their picture in their local newspapers. This past weekend, my parents, Fred and Jane, celebrated 40 years of marriage.This weekend, my in-laws,…
Read More
While we were away on vacation last month, my new trial run weekly column debuted on Agweek. I know. I don’t need one more thing to add to my full plate. But I’m piling it on. Agweek reached out to me and while I have learned to say no many times I decided to say yes to this opportunity. There are…
Read More
This year, I gave myself my Mother’s Day gift early. When my teenage son competed in the state music contest in a bigger city, his two little sisters and I ran to the store to buy all of the toiletry items we can’t buy in our prairie town of 1,000 or through Amazon Prime. Back at home, I decided to…
Read More
It’s come that time. For an annual vacation. It’s a crazy, wild ride when we launch to get away. We don’t have time. We can’t leave behind work. The kids will miss school. But we need to get away. This is a tiny window that works for us. We have family that is home. Our house will be cared for….
Read More