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The Day My Grandam Passed Away – The Farm Still Kept Going
Continue reading →: The Day My Grandam Passed Away – The Farm Still Kept GoingI remember it like it was yesterday, even though it was a Fall day in 2019. It was right away in the morning after morning milking and morning chores were done. The boys were just about to start up with their harvest for the day when we got the call. The…
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How even small trauma can stay with you
Continue reading →: How even small trauma can stay with youDid you know trauma can stay with you for a long time? It can leave a lasting impact on your habits? Even, trauma you didn’t experience can make an impression. Now I’m talking all kinds of trauma from a parent or adult telling at you to the unimaginable. It can…
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Failure Part 2 – Working Woman
Continue reading →: Failure Part 2 – Working WomanMany of my jobs that I have worked at in my tenure have been filled with women. So to my knowledge that hasn’t been the biggest challenge I’ve faced. I have also been at places that were engrained in agriculture so that was never a stumbling block for me either.…
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Failure: Part 1 – Motherhood
Continue reading →: Failure: Part 1 – MotherhoodIt’s taken me nearly 30 years, but I think I’ve finally mastered something – how to be and how to accept that I will never be perfect. I don’t know if it’s genetic (being a type A personality) or if it was influenced by something, but I have always been…
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It sucks, but it does pay off.
Continue reading →: It sucks, but it does pay off.Today, I witnessed something. Shocking. Amazing. Enlightening. So many emotions were tied to this one event. These two second grade boys started fighting. Punches were thrown and wrestling on the ground was had. The teacher ran to separate them, but couldn’t do it alone. This high school boy who was…
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The Truth? I hated maternity leave.
Continue reading →: The Truth? I hated maternity leave.I hated maternity leave. There I said it. In fact I hated it so much that when my daughter was 5 days old we went out of the house to a mom and baby class. Now I realize any of the sentences above would scare some moms. How could you…
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Please Share Your Story.
Continue reading →: Please Share Your Story.We as women tend to not share what we are truly feeling except to a select few who are in our inner circle. Bad stories make us feel like we have failed and will be judged by other women, moms, wives, etc. Good stories make us feel like we are…
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Sorry hun. There is no prize.
Continue reading →: Sorry hun. There is no prize.Are you someone who loves the feeling of checking something off their to do list? Do you feel accomplished when a task is done? I know I do. I am truly driven by getting things done. The more I complete the more I feel accomplished. Or do I? Do I truly…
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Just Go to Bed.
Continue reading →: Just Go to Bed.The other night my husband knew I had had a long day and told me to just go to bed. I wanted to say so much, but I stayed silent. Why? Because I knew he wouldn’t understand that just going to bed isn’t as simple as that for moms. He…
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I’m Sorry Momma, But I Can’t Help But Stare
Continue reading →: I’m Sorry Momma, But I Can’t Help But StareThere was a mom with a baby in a waiting room that I was in. My kids are now school-aged. Not babies. Not young kids. My eyes glance over to her and that beautiful babe and just stick like glue. I start to recall when I was that my mom…
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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!
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