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Sunday school ended and we gathered the children to head back to the church to take part in the remainder of the service. Church is touch and go for us. Sitting in one place for any amount of time is not our strength (neither is whispering!), but we are blessed with a very loving churchContinue reading “The Prayer”

A child born to another woman calls me mom. The depth of the tragedy and the magnitude of the privilege are not lost on me.      –Jody Landers Hi! Thank you so much for visiting my blog! I am a professor of education, a farmer, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a wife, and a motherContinue reading “Our Story…”

What exactly is the beginning? Is it when I was in elementary school and loved to play “house,” or in high school when I spent at least one night a weekend babysitting, or when I went off to college and just knew that my calling was to be an elementary school teacher, or during collegeContinue reading “Start at the very beginning…”