by Ann Marie Stewart | Dec 1, 2020 | Family, Farm, Relationships
“When you get a puppy, nobody tells you about that day,” my daughter said, petting her beloved English Shepherd, as we reminisced about the dog that had “raised” my girls. Almost sixteen years before, our tri-color puppy flew from Arkansas to our farm in Virginia....
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 | Nov 17, 2017 | Encouragement, Faith, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Teaching
As the cast of Oklahoma! danced “The Farmer and the Cowman,” blonde-haired Henry strutted his toddler self, wearing a cowboy hat and boots, just like his dad, the cowboy lead. His baby sister Gracie clapped in time to the boisterous music. Henry had adored Seussical...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Oct 10, 2017 | Encouragement, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
The counselor loaded the first and second grade campers on the back of the hay truck. They were done with the games near the lake and were headed to yet another adventure on the 630 acres of camp. He was about to board when the tractor popped out of gear, heading...
by Ann Marie Stewart | Mar 15, 2017 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
I liked my Life. Actually, it sure seemed like Maddy did. So why did she kill herself? That’s the question her husband Brady and seventeen-year old daughter Eve wrestle with in Abby Fabiaschi’s smashing newly released debut novel. On a snowday in March, I quickly...
