…and so it begins. This is the time of year I start to feel homesick. 2 years ago it hit me very hard around this time, so last year I went home in September to stave off these emotions. This year, I went home… Continue Reading “being tethered”
This is the winter I am used to. Driving on a gravel road, looking to my right or left and seeing the tracks of a combine, a truck or a tractor in the field. The shelter of trees in the background tell me that… Continue Reading “Winter”
I am really homesick. Really and truly. Sitting at the table in a kitchen conversationYou spilled the words you read just yesterdayHe said, “Be perfect, perfect as I am”“How can this be done,” you ask, “when every time I try to beSomeone with such… Continue Reading “Heartbreak”
The corn. The picture was my view as a child. I grew up on a farm, and spent my summers irrigating with my brother. I’d pick up irrigation socks, watch him fix pivots, and driving through corn fields like this one. When the sweet… Continue Reading “Reason #4 Why I Love Nebraska”