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The Garden
The huge garden on my parent’s farm southeast of Remsen, Iowa, was in the north corner of the east side of the big barn on a hog lot long ago abandoned but rich with “aged” manure.
A Day to Remember
“Where were you...?” There have been only two meaningful events in my lifetime where these words have been uttered . One was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963), in which I lived through, however I was only 5 1/2 years old and the other was the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“Today is your day, you’re off to great places! You’re off and away! (Dr. Seuss..)
“Army-Brat!” Although my father was in the Air Force, the name given to children of families in the service who “transfer” from base to base is “army brat!” I never understood that as it incorrectly labeled us (I thought anyway).
The Sound of Silence
This beautiful poem was written by contributing author, Patty Johnson. She wrote these words shortly after her youngest son, Jaime, left for college in 2009. Newly empty-nest moms can relate to the feelings projected in Patty’s words.
Dandelion Bouquets
This story was originally written Mary 16, 1996 by Linda Janssen Gjere. Linda and her family lived across the street from us in Omaha on 164th Ave. My oldest son, Zach, was three years old when this lovely story was written.
