Patty Ihm
Curtain Call
I have been fighting the demons for a long time…and I’m not speaking of my children. Deep inside of me I know, even when no one else...
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Patty Ihm
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
Asparagus
He had spun me from what was left of my childhood, turning me toward the rich path of motherhood by his very existence. I made...
Patty Ihm
- Apr 27, 2021
- 3 min
Magnolia
It always seemed like by the time I would notice that the magnolia blossoms had opened, the petals had begun to fade and fall from the...
Patty Ihm
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
No Elderberry Tree
“Mom, why are you crying?” His question came from a place of innocence that I feared was about to fade before my eyes, which could no...
Patty Ihm
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Tie Me to a Tree
The six year old practices every bad word he knows in one long stream, shot directly at my quiet request to put on fresh underwear. Three...
Patty Ihm
- Feb 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Secret Room
Once, I cried at a baseball game. It was dark, so no one probably even knew. By some sort of twist in the interpretation of a rule…or...
Patty Ihm
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
A Little Toast to Hope
Yesterday, I was having a good day, which really wouldn’t seem extraordinary except there just haven’t been a whole lot of them lately. A...
Patty Ihm
- Nov 4, 2020
- 3 min
Dearth
“Mom, why is your garden really empty right now?” The words of my five-year-old came from a place of curiosity. The corn stalks that had...
Patty Ihm
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Let Me Be Your Lesson
“Everything is either a blessing or a lesson.” Who was it that said that, anyway? Maybe, some things can be both of those at the same...
Patty Ihm
- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
A Chicken Gets Her Wings
Love, young love, I hope you are well. At least we now both Have a story to tell. —Keaton Henson, “Sarah Minor” I should have known by...
Patty Ihm
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Eyes
If our eyes are windows to our souls, the other features certainly help with interpretation. The thoughts are higher, bigger, and more...
Patty Ihm
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
I Wish I Could Tell You
As a little girl, on my sick days from school, the best part of the day was the half hour when I could sit in my dad’s recliner in my...
Patty Ihm
- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
My View from the Back Seat: This Life-Altering Course of Parenting
I would always have someone with me, and I would never be lonely, not ever again. At twenty-four, and I was about to have my first baby....
Patty Ihm
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Loss
It’s helpful, necessary, and smart. It’s good practice. Also, it’s terrifying. There’s no more solace to be found in the garden these...
Patty Ihm
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
You Always Did Love the Ocean
It was hard to discern where the brilliant blue sky became the ocean’s choppy waves, where the hope looked more like fear. From his...
Patty Ihm
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
Garbage Mom
Monday had a promising start: the sun shone brightly, and I had a few minutes to spare before I would be meeting my longtime friend, so I...
Patty Ihm
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
A Hero’s Hand
“Don’t let anyone say that it’s just a game…” A friend mentioned that in just a few weeks, it will be time for pitchers and catchers to...
Patty Ihm
- Jan 14, 2020
- 3 min
Fostering Words: Love Isn’t Enough, But At Least It’s Something
As a fresh spring chicken of a foster parent, I was given by one of my dearest friends a candy-pink shirt with the words, “Love is Not...
Patty Ihm
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
The Long Winter
We don’t have to go back to some of the hard things. We have come so very far. Last year at this time, as the cold set in, we were...
Patty Ihm
- Nov 7, 2019
- 3 min
Snow on the Corn and Other Things that Just Don’t Seem Right
I guess you only get so many chances, at least in this life. Nancy, my favorite chicken, went quietly in the early morning cold of All...
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