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patty ihm isn't that enough

 Writer. Hobby Farmer. Mother to Many. 

Goldie Bird

a middle-grade, coming-of-age novel

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Sometimes, the hardest part of growing up is letting go of the way things used to be.

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Welcome, friends.

I’m Patty Ihm, a writer, former early intervention therapist, and teacher living on a farmette in Illinois. I’m a mother to many: three biological children, six adopted ones, and 18 foster children who have come through our home—some for just a day, and others to stay forever.

 

I am the author of three published works; Goldie Bird, my debut coming-of-age novel, Isn’t That Enough? Musings of Motherhood and the Meaning of Life, a personal memoir, and

Ode to a Boy, a self-published book dedicated to my now-grown sons. My work has also been featured in Venus Rising: Musings and Lore from Women Writers, a multi-genre anthology by Our Galaxy Publishing. 

Fueled by coffee and the soul-cleansing therapy of the written word, I tend to thirty-something chickens, a mix of hens and roosters, nine beehives, and a thriving garden. In the quiet moments of the day (and sometimes amidst the chaos of life), I find pockets of time to write and share my experiences with others.

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