Jeni Kelsch

My children are getting older…so far. I don’t know how much longer it can last. The older they get, the bigger the risks they seem to...

Ah, fall, time to enjoy crisp mornings and sunny afternoons. To gather the harvest (which for me this year was three slightly buggy...

“Life doesn’t let you write in pencil!”, came a loud lament from across the room. I found this a surprisingly profound and succinct...

When I first began writing my thoughts down I discovered a couple hard truths. First, practically everything I know can be said in five...

My youngest daughter, poor unfortunate child, is a homeschooler. In our world, homeschool children are the lucky ones, they have more...

My daughter became a high school student this year, she has yet to recover. High school isn’t what most people think of when they say,...

This year I did something radical, something unheard of in the “more is better” world we live in, I quit. Next year I hope to do...

I am having a pretty terrible, awful, disappointment of a day. The reason for this suspiciously over dramatic attitude, you ask? My...

I smashed my finger with a rock. It got fat and purple and it hurt a lot, and as I observed the swelling and tried to cope with the pain,...

We have lived in our house for about a year and a half now. The one constant, from pre-construction to today, is the mud. We have been...

I recently watched a documentary that told the tale of the director’s grandfather, a man in his 80’s living on a small farm in the woods...

My son recently bought a car. I should clarify, my son recently bought most of a car. It does have 4 wheels, although they don’t all...

I hated high school. I know you are supposed to say that at my age and if you refer to your high school years as your glory years, well,...

Sigh, Fall. I love Fall. It is so refreshing after the swelter of early August to get up one morning to wander outside naked (just...

My son got married last month, I haven’t heard from him since. I think that is ok, it means his cup is full, he is getting his needs met...

I think every family has a specific picture taker, whether it be because one person has more of a desire to capture memories or that no...

It happened. I don’t know how or why, but it happened. Last night, my husband and I snuck away for a quick dinner and he started talking...

Today we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our new house. In the past, we always lived in old houses, even historic homes. A...

I am a product of the 1970s. To my kids that means I’m old, and as an old person, my ideas and experiences are also old and can be...

We have a broody hen. For those of you who like me a few short years ago, have no idea what that means, a broody hen is a hen that wants...