Her Father's Homestead

Category: encouragement

  • The Ugly Coat Came Out Today!!

    That’s right, this coat has a name and few people have ever seen it; I can think of five including myself, Erin Lee, Meghan Lee, the original owner and her daughter, who is no longer with us.  It is ugly, which is one of the reasons it ended up with me 🙂  An old friend…

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN LEE, 2013

      Today we celebrate Erin Lee, my elder daughter born 29 years ago tonight, just shy of midnight, changing my world forever.  I knew she was going to be Erin Lee, no ultrasound needed.  When I told my obstetrician that I was embroidering her Christmas stocking and already had her name across the top, he reminded…

  • Hhappy Birthday, Meghan Lee, 2013!!

      It’s time for what is becoming the annual birthday post, updated, of course.  Twenty-eight years ago this evening, I met my younger daughter, Meghan Lee, for the first time.  Weighing in at just six pounds, she showed early signs of being her own person, struggling to be released from the hospital swaddling that her…

  • A Much-Anticipated Event 2013

      Today I’m updating what is becoming an annual post.  It’s time for the gathering of cherished friends, a group that I believe may be fairly unique. We have a name and each year we migrate to the North Woods of Wisconsin from as far away as Florida. We’re old friends, some among us go…

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM !! 2013

    Regular readers know I favor Special Days.  Often they are birthdays of people important to me.  And that is the subject of this  day – the birthday of a woman about whom I have rarely posted, other than teasing about the habits I believe I inherited from her, first mentioned five years ago and the…

  • Here We Go Again…

    That may well be what some of you think about this post and frankly, my response is, it’s my blog, the subjects about which I write are important to me and I believe some of them are important in the larger scheme of life.  That said, there are three reasons leading up to my choice…

  • A Long Strange Trip…

    Today’s post takes its title from an old Grateful Dead tune; many of you will recognize the phrase.  This past week has been an emotional roller coaster.  From the terror event at the Boston Marathon through its conclusion late yesterday and a horrific explosion in West, Texas, the national scene has been intense.  On a…

  • Happy Anniversary to ME!! 2013 Edition

    Yes, indeed, I’m one fortunate woman, sharing my story and my joy with y’all. Seven years ago today, Easter Sunday that year, my visiting daughters stuffed me into my truck and headed to the small, local hospital, where doctors were stunned by what they found.  A fairly large mass in my head, so big that…

  • Bunnies With no Heads? 2013 Edition

    Today’s post is a rerun and  a favorite story of ours.  It’s all  true; absolutely, I really did the deed. So without further ado, here you go – enjoy and be blessed! Do not be dismayed, this post will give you hope and encouragement,  I promise  As is often mentioned in these pages, I’m a traditionalist; …

  • Happy Birthday, Dan !!

    Last year on March 17th, I published a post celebrating my cousin, Daniel J. Meyer, on his birthday.  It was the first time I had ever posted to or about a male; I believe most of my readers are women, but it was appropriate then and it is again today.  Take a moment, please, and…