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A Small Dream for the Farm Come True
Can I drop my kid off so you can put them to work? Any chance you would want an extra kid over the summer to come work on the farm? I...
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The Confessions of a Reluctant Farmer's Wife
A city girl's discovery of the beauty of a simpler, more natural, rural lifestyle.
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- Oct 20, 2020
- 6 min
The Math of Farming
One thing I have enjoyed learning, has been helpful for my understanding, and has increased my appreciation for the food I eat is...
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- Sep 29, 2020
- 5 min
What Hat Looks Best on Your Farmer?
This blog post is not meant to make anyone feel bad nor is it a list of complaints about this line of work we have chosen, but rather...
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- May 13, 2020
- 6 min
Farming During COVID-19 Part 2
I spent a lot of time reading, listening, pondering, and reflecting while writing last weeks blog about what being a livestock farmer...
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- Apr 28, 2020
- 5 min
May We All Have a Little More Chief in Us
These have been strange, funky, unprecedented, pick your own adjective and go crazy kind of times. In the beginning, I kept saying,...
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Love Your Mother
It’s Earth Day! Actually, to be more specific, this is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! I would venture to say that any Earth Day...
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- Feb 27, 2020
- 6 min
A Lenten Journey of Gratitude and Caring for Creation
Brandon and I are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We actually both grew up in ELCA congregations AND we...
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- Jan 21, 2020
- 7 min
Maybe You Have Chickens Too
There are obviously a lot of ways our environment impacts our lives, for each of us. For instance, I don’t think if Brandon and I lived...
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- Jan 7, 2020
- 6 min
Let’s Begin 2020 With a Book Review
Alrighty, we are kicking off 2020 blogs with a book recommendation! This may seem like a strange place to start, but I know I really...
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- Sep 9, 2019
- 6 min
Farming a Montessori Mindset
As I shared when I began this blog, it is has surprised me how living on a farm and living the way we do, has affected so many different...
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- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
Traveling the World from our Pastures
I remember in college when my campus pastor mentioned Brandon, thinking maybe we would be a good match for each other. My immediate...
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- Jul 7, 2019
- 5 min
There’s No Place Like Home
I love going home! As I said in my opening blog, my childhood was great and the neighborhood I grew up in was wonderful. My parents...
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- Jun 9, 2019
- 5 min
It’s All About Food – Continued
Disclaimer: For those of you who know me well, know I preface things far too much. It’s a character flaw, I’m aware. But we live in a...
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- May 29, 2019
- 4 min
It’s All About Food
Wow! I was working ahead and started drafting this blog LAST week to be able to post on Sunday. I wasn’t even waiting till the last...
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- May 12, 2019
- 6 min
Sheep and Shepherds
Given Passages for Today: Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 I am a called and consecrated Minister of Word and...
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- May 5, 2019
- 3 min
Welcome!
The Confessions of a Reluctant Farmer’s Wife is something I have thought about for over a year now. One time Brandon was talking about...
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