The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

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  • Article about Farming

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    My mother wrote an article for our local newspaper about farming, which captured many of the feelings I’ve felt during the past few weeks as I’ve been caught up in farm work. Read it on the newspaper’s website here, or on my mom’s blog here.

  • Thoughts from the Tractor: A Gift vs. A Brand

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    A couple years ago I took an Oral Interpretations class, mostly because I liked the teacher. The class was basically about how to read out loud well. We recited poetry, dramatic monologues, and radio programs, and had a good time in general. The teacher, Ms. Ivey, gave us this piece of advice to combat public…

  • Guest Posting

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    Hey guys! I did a guest post for Asher Witmer’s blog today. I wrote the story of how I learned to love learning, and about how changes come into our life through difficult times. You can read it here. Enjoy!

  • The Cliff and the Staircase: A Writing Journey (Or a sum of every bit of writing advice I know how to give.)

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    I used to see the prospect of being a “real writer” as a giant cliff, looming before me. Somehow I hoped to get to the top of that cliff, and look down over the not-as-lucky populace, and know that I, Emily Sara Smucker, was a real author. How would I get there? I wasn’t sure.…

  • 10 Year Blogiversary

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    Today is my blogiversary. I have been blogging for 10 years. 10 years! That is a long time, especially in Internet years. Besides, it is a full 2/5ths of my life. As I reflected back on that lazy Sunday afternoon when I decided I might as well start a blog, I tried to recall if…

  • Thoughts from the Combine: Organization and Defining Yourself

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    Today as I drove around and around the field, I planned a project. A big collaborative project. I grew more and more excited, scribbling ideas into my little notebook. “But how could I possibly do that?” I thought to myself. “I’m terrible at organization.” “Wait.” The notebook was set aside for the moment as I…

  • Birthday Giveaway Winner

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    Woah, what an amazing outpouring of interesting comments for my birthday giveaway! I’ll admit, I LOVED seeing longtime blog stalkers pop out of the woodwork. It makes blogging a little less weird if you know a little something about your readers. Last night I wrote all the names on little slips of paper and stuck…

  • Harvest

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    Okay, first things first. My birthday giveaway is still live, and you can enter here! It’s running until midnight Sunday evening. So get your comment in if you haven’t already. While you’re there, don’t forget to read the comments. Oh my bunnyslippers. The most brilliant hilarious comments ever. I promise you will be inspired. Unfortunately,…

  • Birthday Giveaway

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    Edit: This giveaway is now closed. I will announce the winner tomorrow morning! Today I turned 25 years old. I knew I would be working all day, so I decided to celebrate by hosting my first ever blog giveaway. Welcome! I tried especially hard to craft a package that would be interesting to everyone who…

  • In Defense of Re-Reading Books

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    “What books have you been reading lately?” I considered. “I’ve been re-reading a bunch of books. Anne of Green Gables. The Secret Garden. The Chronicles of Narnia. A lot of children’s classics, I guess.” Micah and Sarah Beth stared at me across the table. “Why would you re-read books?” Micah asked. “Some books are just…