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By Lauren Schwab Despite living and working surrounded in nature, my mind can easily be caught in the chaos of modern life, it’s demands and hours spent behind a computer or phone screen. How often do we allow ourselves to be grounded, literally barefoot with our toes touching the soil and face staring […]
Read MoreThe last standing pig hut my dad built in the 1970’s, my brother and my hand prints in the concrete of our pig show barn By Lauren Schwab I remember when my whole world revolved around the thoughts of entertaining other and pleasing my friends. The independent actions I have taken in my early […]
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By Lauren Schwab Farming is our life, it never stops. We live each day to do what we do and we do each day to live. Farming is a family affair that I do not take lightly. I know I was chosen to be the daughter of a farmer for a reason. I won’t lie, […]
Read MoreDo you ever look at animals and wish you could swap to do lists for the day? By Lauren Schwab I enjoy watching the animals, they are so free and full of life with not care or worry in the world. They live each day with no one to answer to, sense of regret, […]
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Cute little runt piglet sleeping on top of a bigger piglet. I later moved him to another momma with other runt piglets so it could get more milk By Lauren Schwab I remember growing up the farm felt like an island. A top a hill on a one-way country road, it’s own form of pig […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab When dad leaves for vacation it’s up to my brother and I to care for the pigs, easier said than done. Dad has two short vacations a year, then the rest of the year he works seven days a week. He needs the rest and relaxation, even though he refuses to sleep […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Dad named this room L for left then this room R for right not L for Lauren or R for Ryan though that’s what my mom would like to think The L room is always fed first “Good morning girls, it’s breakfast time!” their grunts and banging on the feeders stirs […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab To feel the innocence of lying in cool wet green grass as your brown curls dampen from the mist of the morning dew. Your Ivy green eyes ponder up towards the pink sky and orange sun. A kitten with light sun burnt orange soft hair approaches your tummy and nestles itself into […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab After a stressful day tending to my piglets and cats, I left church Monday evening being reminded by Beth Moore, “Fear is an invitation from God to have faith.” I needed those words to press through the heaviness my heart felt for the health of my animals. This past weekend my cat […]
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Farm Girl With Curls 