Bøger af Karen Schwaller

Farm families everywhere have a different lifestyle than many today. Yet we choose it knowing that tomorrow's livelihood is never guaranteed, and that God is only as far away as the fields and the livestock barns-and all that happens there. These pages are filled with stories of an Iowa farm family, but it's a book for all people. The Dirt is a book about life. It's a farm wife and mother's perspective on the things that made us laugh, cry, think, and even grow up in every possible way on the farm. A farm is a great teacher of life and joy and loss, and the lessons learned there cannot be found in any textbook, they can only be experienced. It's all "the dirt" there is to know. Come and be entertained and inspired by our experiences; and imagine yourself and your own family in the heart of these stories.

"I Married A City Boy" is a compelling collection of stories and insights from an Iowa farm wife and mother. Some stories and insights are humorous, others are serious, and some simply invoke thought. Stories range from humorous and bittersweet memories of the home barber chair as her sons were growing up, to her humorous insights as she helps with the corn harvest, to the lessons that can be learned from a simple corn stalk. She addresses her mother's courage and her expectant daughter's future in two poignant pieces. The book will leave readers with hearts that overflow, and a realistic understanding of the life of Midwestern farm families. It's a book that will stay within the heart of a reader for years.