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The Top Things to Say to a Mom with Postpartum Depression
Continue reading →: The Top Things to Say to a Mom with Postpartum DepressionThere was something that happened to me after my first baby was born. I was shattered into a million pieces instantly taking on a new identity of mom. It was a lot and months later I came to find out I had postpartum depression. I would think, “I just want…
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A Letter to the Older 4-H Members
Continue reading →: A Letter to the Older 4-H MembersAt our last county fair with young kids and a clover kid (pre-4-H) it was amazing to watch the relationship between young children and the older 4-H members. So here’s a letter to 4-H members everywhere: Dear 4-H member, First of all thank you for being involved. It’s so great…
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You Knew What Would It Would Be Like Marrying a Farmer
Continue reading →: You Knew What Would It Would Be Like Marrying a FarmerI don’t know how many times I’ve heard “It’s nice you knew what you were getting to when you married a farmer.” But did I? Did I really? I knew that farm life meant spending many hours outside, likely going to many events alone with the kids, having…
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Don’t You Dare Do This.
Continue reading →: Don’t You Dare Do This.Over the years I’ve fallen in love with personality tests, learning people’s stories and what makes them tick. This love came not only work environments making us do it so we could be better teammates and seeing the positive results there, but also doing a lot (and I mean a…
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I Promise Someone Looks Up to You
Continue reading →: I Promise Someone Looks Up to YouAs I continue on this crazy journey called life, I’ve come to realize the “popular” and “cool” crowd will always be there. It’s definitely not as prevalent as you find yourself and your tribe later in life. But it is still there. I can name a few people off the…
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What Happens When a Farmer Only has Daughters?
Continue reading →: What Happens When a Farmer Only has Daughters?We are a multi-generational farm family. That’s not an uncommon situation, especially here in the state of Iowa in the heart of the Midwest. My dad was the first in his family to only have daughters. Did that mean the end of the farming tradition for our family? ABSOLUTELY NOT!…
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An Unconventional Mother’s Day
Continue reading →: An Unconventional Mother’s DayAs a farm wife and mother I’m not sure I will ever see a normal Mother’s Day. For me when people say Mother’s Day I think of breakfast in bed, a break from taking care of your kids, a spa day, doing whatever you want for the day, not having…
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You Can be Confident and Scared All at the Same Time
Continue reading →: You Can be Confident and Scared All at the Same TimeRecently I’ve taken on many new, exciting, scary roles. Each step has come in two cyclical waves – a lot of confidence and “I got this.” Followed by fear and “Oh my gosh what did I get myself into?” Sometimes these cycles can take a day to go through, other…
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What Do You Do When Your Mother is Gone?
Continue reading →: What Do You Do When Your Mother is Gone?My girls love to ask me questions. They love hearing stories from my past and inquire about topics along the way. I was recently telling them a story and they asked me “When did your grandma die?” I replied, “My first grandma passed away when I was about your age.” …
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It Takes All Your Strength To Get Back Up
Continue reading →: It Takes All Your Strength To Get Back UpIt had been a long day. A very long day. I wasn’t in the best mood and as I was carrying baby calf bottles down the driveway for night feeding I see three big milk cows staring at me. It seems the gate somewhere did not get shut. First things…
Hello,
I’m Amber
Welcome to Caring for Calves and Kids. I’m a 5th generation dairy farmer farming with my parents and husband while trying to raise 3 kids. Life is crazy, messy and so much fun! It’s hard to be a mom and sometimes even harder when you farm. So to ensure no one else feels alone I’m sharing my stories. Enjoy!
Caring for Calves and Kids 