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 | Jul 11, 2017 | Ann's Book Reviews, Book Clubs, Encouragement, Marriage
IT TOOK ME 85 minutes to read Irish filmmaker Simon Fitzmaurice’s 165-page memoir of living with ALS. His story was especially powerful because in 2012 the best man, Paul, in our wedding died of ALS. It’s Not Yet Dark reminds us all that a death sentence can teach a...
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...
