Category Archives: Family
Little Girl, Soiled Dove
She plays with other girls, laughing just like them But behind this girl’s laughter is the echo of her pain. Innocence lost too soon, purity just a memory [..]
Lost On the Road Home: Mental Illness
She is lost. Gone away somewhere in her mind. I squeeze her warm hand and catch her gaze, offering anchor. Where is she? Somewhere dark, devoid of truth [..]
A Sacred Sorrow
In the last year or two, I’ve watched friends walk around in heartache. They are emotionally wounded facing uncertainty and on the threshold of a new chapter in [..]
Many Questions, One Answer
Hello again! So it’s been almost exactly a year since I’ve posted anything, and I thought I may as well start with why that is; I got a [..]
Putting the Family Back in the Family Farm
You may not know this about me, but I’m a farm girl, born-and-raised. My dad is a farmer, and his dad was a farmer. However, I would say [..]
You Are Mom, Hear You Roar
On the day set aside to honor and esteem mothers, I’d like to give a web “shout out” to all the mamas out there. You juggle everyone’s health [..]
A Review: Happy Wives Club by freshman author, Fawn Weaver
It started with a blog, www.happywivesclub.com. Fawn Weaver was fed up with the pervasive negativity surrounding marriage in today’s culture. So in protest, she started a blog dedicated [..]
Insane in da Mom-Brain
Contrary to it’s clever title, this post has absolutely nada to do with Cypress Hill and everything to do with having ovaries. They need to make bumper stickers [..]
The Growing Pains of a Frugal Mom
As someone who LOVES food and cooking, I’ve been wrestling lately with the choice between cheap or quality, mostly when it comes to buying groceries. I feel caught [..]
