City Girl

Wish Me Luck Selling farm life to aWill's point of view. . . City Girl Molly and Jeremy both came to the barn to watch us milk the cows that evening. Jeremy had milked goats before, so he was more interested in our set-up than the actually milking. He wandered...

Nature

Wish Me Luck Learn fromWill's point of view. . . Nature For some folks, the hour of dawn is defining. If you miss it, you'll go through the whole day without ever really getting started; you'll be forever living the ending, and miss out on the hopeful...

Holding My Own

Wish Me Luck Butchering chickens andMolly's point of view. . . Holding My Own “Mum, I haven't got time to chat, can you quickly tell me how to make your black bread?”I was sitting in the driver's seat of my car with a notebook and pen,...

A House Divided

Wish Me Luck They call itMolly's point of view. . . A House Divided It wasn't a house. It was my mind that was divided.All of my life I'd been focused on a goal I was sure I wanted more than anything else. I'd dreamt, studied, labored all to one...

Happy People

Wish Me Luck Grandpa’s story aboutWill's point of view. . . Happy People I once saw a giant ponderosa pine tree with a piece of rusty barbed wire running right through the middle of it. There was no fence, but closer inspection revealed there had been a...

Molly’s Return

Wish Me Luck The circumstances ofWill's point of view. . . Molly’s Return At dawn it was raining. I was glad we'd gotten the roof over my straw bale walls the day before. I still had to check on the herd though. So I put on a long rain slicker, pulled...

Fight for Life

Wish Me Luck Ringside seats to aMolly's point of view. . . Fight for Life It's amazing how empowering it is to have someone on your side, someone cheering for you and giving counsel or courage when you falter. It's like a breath of air, right when your...

It All Fell Apart

Wish Me Luck It All Fell Apart Molly's Point of View I didn't know, when the second article was published, just how many boats I would rock and how far the ripples would go.Mike Stavanovitch wasn't just better, he was one of those “how I...

Taking a Blow

Wish Me Luck The wisdom ofWill's point of view. . . Taking a Blow Thanksgiving had come, and Mom requested the turkey be ready to slow roast in the horno after the bread was done baking. But, unlike other folks anticipating the upcoming holiday, I had to go out...

Of Love

Wish Me Luck The unexpected outcomeMolly's point of view. . . Of Love As quickly as insanity and rage had fallen on my head, just as quickly it was replaced with peace and love. I awoke on the bumpy forest road that led to the Morgan farm and found my head...