Jeni Kelsch
Age before Wisdom
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
Stand Up
Ah, fall, time to enjoy crisp mornings and sunny afternoons. To gather the harvest (which for me this year was three slightly buggy...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
Pencil Me In
“Life doesn’t let you write in pencil!”, came a loud lament from across the room. I found this a surprisingly profound and succinct...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
Brother John
When I first began writing my thoughts down I discovered a couple hard truths. First, practically everything I know can be said in five...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
One Small String
My youngest daughter, poor unfortunate child, is a homeschooler. In our world, homeschool children are the lucky ones, they have more...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Cold Hard Truth
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,...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Existential Reality
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Farm for Sale...Cheap.
I am having a pretty terrible, awful, disappointment of a day. The reason for this suspiciously over dramatic attitude, you ask? My...
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Jeni Kelsch
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
Ride of a Lifetime
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,...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Dec 17, 2018
- 3 min
Call me Mud
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Dec 3, 2018
- 3 min
Zombies, Like Us
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Oct 11, 2018
- 3 min
A Car's Purpose
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Sep 12, 2018
- 3 min
Fancy is as Fancy does
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,...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Aug 31, 2018
- 2 min
Imperfect Apples
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Aug 21, 2018
- 2 min
The Newly-Wed Game
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Aug 13, 2018
- 3 min
Take a Picture, It Lasts Longer...
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
It Happened.
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jul 12, 2018
- 3 min
Happy Birthday House!
Today we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our new house. In the past, we always lived in old houses, even historic homes. A...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jul 7, 2018
- 3 min
Fear Not-I am an Expert
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...
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Jeni Kelsch
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
Broody
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...
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