Still Brave: A Birthday Tribute
It’s the eve of your twelfth birthday. The picture in my head may have been a bit different from what I was expecting, but I should have...
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Patty Ihm
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Darkness and Light
My mom sent a photo. It’s hard even to think of my parents as senior citizens, though I am nearly one myself. The image shows...
Patty Ihm
Oct 7, 20194 min read
Where We Are: My Medical Cannabis for Autism Update
“I had a great time. Can’t wait until next week.” Well, that was a relief, because the faces he made during the hour-and-fifteen-minute...
Patty Ihm
Jul 29, 20194 min read
Trying to be a Farm Girl
My nine-year-old and a couple of his buddies were loading into our car after baseball practice. Before I had started the engine, he...
Patty Ihm
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Eight Days
“Is my suit ready for tomorrow?” There was a sense of urgency tainted with a little hesitation that accompanied my son’s question. It was...
Patty Ihm
Mar 13, 20194 min read
Raccoon Vs. Chicken Vs. Me
As far as I could see, the gravel road stretched into the expanse of the dreary midday. The road seemed to lead to nowhere, but I felt as...
Patty Ihm
Feb 24, 20192 min read
Circus Freaks and an Animal Parade
I didn’t know what to say, so I didn’t say anything. I had no idea what to do, so I did nothing. Still, the days passed, and there was...
Patty Ihm
Jan 30, 20194 min read
Open My Eyes; Take Me To My People
It sure is cold outside. She was as sweet a baby as ever I have known, and I was so happy that she was mine. But actually, she wasn’t...
Patty Ihm
Nov 26, 20183 min read
Luke Ate The Snowstorm
“Last year, at this place in Michigan, they got FIFTY-THREE FEET of snow IN ONE DAY.” The words spilled emphatically from his mouth and...
Patty Ihm
Nov 1, 20183 min read
The Way Home
It wouldn’t have mattered how many books I had read or that I had attended lectures and breakout sessions from the foremost experts in...
Patty Ihm
Aug 27, 20184 min read
See Ya, Buttheads
It was the wax bottles, the Maryjanes, the sixlets, and the caramel bullseyes, along with a vast array of other vintage candies that held...
Patty Ihm
Jul 13, 20183 min read
Sunsets and Storms
“How long do you think I’ll last? I mean, when do you think I am going to die?” Ethan’s questions still sometimes catch me a bit off...
Patty Ihm
Apr 14, 20182 min read
Am I Good?
There’s true magic to outshine the first bloom of an orchid when, through self-study, patience, crossed fingers, and a bit of fish...
Patty Ihm
Apr 25, 20174 min read
Sand and Music
“It keeps changing fast, and it don’t last for long.” My mom loved the water. We traveled the country for many summers in our...
Patty Ihm
Mar 13, 20174 min read
Lions and Lambs
Darkness had already fallen when I finally made my way out to close the chicken door on this cold March night. I was almost startled by...
Patty Ihm
Mar 3, 20174 min read
What’s In Your Egg Basket?
Something happened. Something went wrong, or maybe it didn’t. Words that interrupted my idle thoughts as I stood at the kitchen sink, ...
Patty Ihm
Feb 12, 20172 min read
What I Hope You Will Know
Here is what I hope you will know: it is different. Raising babies that I have birthed is not the same as raising children not born to...
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