by Ann Marie Stewart | Apr 12, 2020 | Faith, Farm, Relationships
One Saturday before Easter, my husband heard baby lambs mewing in the corner of our barn. Their first-time mother accepted one but not the other twin. Perhaps it was because the second appeared premature, its eyes unopened, its mouth too weak to suckle. He was a...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Mar 5, 2020 | Encouragement
When I’m feeling DOWN and I need an UP. I take FIVE. It’s a simple RX for when you’re low. It won’t cure chronic depression, but it interrupts a sadness that might slide into something more. When I offer it to friends, I jokingly sign the RX as...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Feb 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Family, Farm, Goals, Parenting, Relationships, Teaching
My husband tried shearing a sheep. Only once. He claimed, “It looked like the sheep’s fleece went through the blender.” Now each spring our sheep are sheared by a professional; it’s an entertaining event. The shearer hoists the ewe on her bottom so she’s...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Dec 24, 2019 | Encouragement, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Teaching
In Kindergarten we learned to raise our hands to ask a question. We couldn’t swear, call each other names, intimate kids on the swing set, or swear. We were taught to be kind. “Kinder” actually means children in German, but maybe it’s also a good...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Sep 29, 2019 | Encouragement, Goals, Teaching, Writing
I have an UPside-Down Bucket List. It’s everything I avoid or put off because it demands a steep learning curve or stepping out of my comfort zone. This UPside-down Bucket List demands I put on my big girl panties. So what’s on my list? You’ll probably laugh....
