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By Lauren Schwab As the world counted down ten seconds to midnight, I found myself alone in our farm house watching Taylor Swift on the television with my cat and lifting him up to give me my new year’s kiss at mid-night. Some might argue I am an 65 year-old inside a 25 year-old’s body. […]
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By Lauren Schwab As another year comes to pass, I have felt it all. Sadness, regret, fear, loneliness, anxiety, tiredness, exhaustion and pain. Despite this, I have felt happiness, clarity, hope, anticipation, excitement, fulfillment and gratitude. It is easy to let our negatives outweigh the positives and it is also easy to let them get […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab I have come to learn there will never be a perfect time in your life to accomplish your dreams, you have to create it. Don’t be comfortable and satisfied in life. When you are not pursuing your goals you are literally committing spiritual suicide. When you have a goal that stretches you […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab How bad do you want success? Do you really want it or just kind of want it? Do you love sleep more than success? My dad doesn’t. Right now I should already be in bed because when the clock strikes 4 a.m. oinks are calling for me. For my dad, when the […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Lately I have been consumed with thoughts of fear, fear of not becoming all I was meant to be. I have found myself relying on the recognition and praise from others to feel satisfaction and fulfillment when I really need to praise Jesus and find it in Him. I have also […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Mark Twain said, “I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is that I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want.” What do you want? The answer should seem simple enough, yet is often disguised by confusion and fear of regret, mistake, […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab This afternoon I spent time enjoying the fall weather on the farm while taking the opportunity to take photos that I will post in my gallery as well. Photos are a way for me to capture this moment in time as a 25 year old farmer’s daughter in Ohio on our Schwab […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Just when you are about to give up, you’re break through is closer than you think. Terri Savelle Foy reminds me of this and it is what I hold to when the voice inside my head tries to make living a normal life appealing. That’s right, I am not normal and have […]
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By Lauren Schwab I have prayed many days of my life for God to allow me to be a leader for Him and agriculture all the days of my life. This is what I have done, am doing and will continue to do so long as I pray this prayer. I have always felt called […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Being a farm girl, it isn’t easy to transition a look from day to night. There must be a switch from work boots to sandals or heels. Style was always an underlying thought in my head. I have realized it conveys much more about one’s personality, level of respect for themselves and how […]
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Farm Girl With Curls 