Blog | Stories from the Heart

Oct 15, 20203 min read

Imperfect...and Beautiful.

I received my first bad Amazon review on one of my books: "Farmwives in Profile" this week. Well, the review was left in March, but I...

Oct 8, 20204 min read

Two barns... one storied history.

I've often wondered if those walls could talk what stories they would tell. My interest mostly, is in the people who have lived there.

Jul 17, 20203 min read

A life well-lived... a tribute.

Sometimes there are people that you meet in life that exemplify a life well-lived. One of those people was my friend Edith. I had the...

Mar 15, 20202 min read

A break for you...

Hey everyone, As we all sit with the "unknowing" that comes with our current situation, I just wanted to offer you a bit of a break in...

Mar 2, 20202 min read

I'm helping to write an obituary.

Meet Leroy. Leroy is a man from North Dakota whom I met while speaking there at the 76th Annual North Central Seed Show and Ag Expo in...

Nov 19, 20193 min read

Have you ever felt like life was trying to kick the sh!t out of you?

[Full disclosure: I say two swear words in this post... not my most professional, I know... and um, apologies to my mom-in-law :) ]...

Oct 12, 20192 min read

I asked 17 Canadian farmwives for advice on how to keep a marriage strong, this is what they said.

Author Billi J. Miller | I asked 17 Canadian farmwives for advice on how to keep a marriage strong, this is what they said.

Oct 5, 20193 min read

What writing two books about farm women taught me about life in the city.

In 2009, I met a farmer. At the time, I had been living in the city for over fifteen years, and was pretty sure that wouldn’t change. I mean