by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 13, 2024 | Encouragement, Faith, Goals, Winter
The New Year arrives devoid of December’s color, clutter, and chaos. The holidays are over. Life is quieter. Muted. Barren. What is to come? That split second between December 31 and January 1 was merely a change in year, marked only by a new number. And yet, what is...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 17, 2020 | Encouragement, Goals, Relationships
When a friend dedicated his one-minute #sorrynotsorry outtake reel to me, I considered it the highest honor, because Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest subscribers rarely show their fails. Instead social media enthusiasts present a filtered version of life. The best...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Sep 18, 2020 | Goals, Writing
Growing an online platform presents a challenge for most authors who prefer writing books to self-promoting and following social media. And yet publishers count on an author’s platform for marketing. How do authors balance this responsibility when, 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 | 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....
