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looking back
My children are alive, well fed and emotionally healthy. I picked myself up off of the kitchen floor and wiped away the tears before said...
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robyn
- Dec 14, 2017
- 3 min
on friendships
Yep, that's me. On my 13th birthday, French braids (because that was so in at the time) and braces. What could be better?...
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robyn
- Oct 27, 2017
- 2 min
back to simple
I didn't think this post would exist ten years ago... really. I was the girl with the name brand clothes, stylist appointments every six...
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robyn
- May 31, 2017
- 2 min
I have missed you!
Well...hello there. It has been a while, I know. You have been on my mind these last few months and I have been looking forward to...
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robyn
- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
Kristi Pink on PINK Wellness and giving yourself permission
It is not very often, you come across an amazing woman. One who resonates with your very core. One who you just know, in some other...
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robyn
- Feb 20, 2017
- 4 min
love always wins
Yesterday was an amazing day. Not in the typical 'everything went right' type of amazing day, but quite the opposite. In fact, it had all...
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robyn
- Jan 25, 2017
- 5 min
what living in a barn taught me
When my children and I first bought land in the country a few years back, we needed a place to live for the six months it would take for...
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robyn
- Jan 3, 2017
- 2 min
what if?
In our family, we love birthdays, Christmastime, and really any opportunity to celebrate someone meaningful. We are big on traditions,...
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robyn
- Dec 15, 2016
- 3 min
the gift of free
When I moved down to the Driftless area almost ten years ago, I didn't realize, at the time, how much my life was about to change. Not...
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robyn
- Dec 4, 2016
- 3 min
on grace and ease
Today was the first day of snow for us here in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. For me, snow brings on the comforts of living in the...
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robyn
- Jul 21, 2016
- 4 min
a personal guide to finding your own superpowers
It has been a rough week. I mean, really...it has been a rough month. Not specifically just for me, but for our country, for our world....
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robyn
- Jun 1, 2016
- 3 min
why I don't sell eggs this year
I raise free roaming Ameraucana chickens on our farm. Their unusual coloring of eggs, a light blue to a steely slate blue, makes these...
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robyn
- May 31, 2016
- 2 min
a girl and her donkey
When I was younger, we found a stray cat that was living behind our garage. It looked healthy, but needed some extra love. We would...
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Pennya (Yaya)
- May 16, 2016
- 3 min
seen through the eyes of a seven year old
This short blog was written by my seven year old, who has gone through many names. Her newest one is Pennya. These are her words (with my...
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robyn
- Apr 5, 2016
- 2 min
emerging from hibernation and a 15 year old teen
Winter life in the country, for me, has always been about rest. Well, as much rest as a single, homeschooling mama, who heats her house...
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robyn
- Jan 11, 2016
- 3 min
not all spaces need to be filled
I have spent the majority of my life filling empty spaces. Probably much like yourself, I wasn't aware at the time I was even doing it. I...
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robyn
- Jan 9, 2016
- 3 min
on slowing down
Nine months out of the year, farm life can be intensely busy. Especially a rather new farm. The fencing alone creates hours of pounding...
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robyn
- Dec 11, 2015
- 4 min
why I cry at the co-op
When my son was five years old, my husband (at the time) and I took him to see his very first movie in the theater. It was 'Clifford, The...
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robyn
- Nov 16, 2015
- 3 min
a break in the fence
I woke up this morning to find my cows were out. They were lounging in my hay field, eating the only area of green grass left on our...
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robyn
- Nov 12, 2015
- 3 min
knife throwing and other unschooling adventures
Every year, about this time, I sit down with my three children and help them come up with a list of new activities they would like to...
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