In the midst of this holiday season, families gather together in all manner of celebration with friends and family. We stress about whether our presents will be liked, our holiday meals will taste good, and most of all we stress about who we are going to see.
Read MoreHow is it that two people that are 8 decades apart can fight over sticks? It’s actually a little ridiculous.
Eli was 9, and Grandma was 91. My little boy, growing up in the country, loved sticks. He mostly pretended they were weapons and he fought invisible bad guys with them all over our backyard.
Read MoreAbout 20 years ago, we offered to move in with my husband’s Grandma if she ever needed it. Fast forward 9 years and that time came. She was 91 and in contrast, we had 3 children under 10. You can imagine the chaos that ensued over our 3 month period of transition.
Read MoreHow did I get here? As a seven year old girl in a small town, I envisioned moving away and becoming a teacher or a nurse. Every girl’s dream, right? Get out of town. Wrangle kids. Bandage wounds.
39 years later, I am exactly 2.9 miles away from where I grew up. Living on a farm. I’m not a…
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