Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open

Live Like Someone Left the Gate Open

If I’ve learned nothing else in the past three years, I’ve learned the value of a length of galvanized wire that has electricity running through it. The combination is important. Though the wire is strong on its own, if Tony the bull decides his one-plus-ton self is...
Utter Destruction

Utter Destruction

If you own pets, you’ve experienced the fun of coming home to utter destruction. If you haven’t, read on my friend. I’ll share a little of my own with you. Ricky and Lucy, my two hooligans, love to be with us. In fact, they’re both lying beside my stool as I write. If...
Deadlines

Deadlines

Another deadline. My life overflows with them. Work deadlines, farm deadlines, editor deadlines—if it weren’t for these specific targets, I might finish nothing. It isn’t for a lack of desire to check tasks off my list. I love ticking the box that declares myself...
Freedom!

Freedom!

Run for it! Don’t let them catch you! These are the words I imagine my steers might have hollered at each other as they escaped their pen yesterday. I’ll explain. Tom, my husband, arrived home from work to find steers in our back field. While that isn’t completely...
Mother’s Curse

Mother’s Curse

May you have a child just like you! We jokingly call it the Mother’s Curse. If you are a mom and have experienced a challenging child, you may have said it yourself. I’ve gotten a few giggles out of seeing my nieces and nephews stump my siblings in ways that show...
Introducing Christina Sinisi

Introducing Christina Sinisi

I hosted Angela Shelton on my blog, Christina’s Corner, a month or so ago. I hate to admit it, but I didn’t visit her blog until after I asked if I could be a guest on the site. You see, I have a new book coming out next week and I’m doing everything I can think of to...