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Joy McClain

Joy McClain

Joy McClain writes from Greenwood, Ind.

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How a weekend visitor became family How a weekend visitor became family

Mar 7, 2024

2 Min Read

Silas and Nolan Planker hold a goat and prepare to insert tubing into its mouth

Realities of farm life help kids mature Realities of farm life help kids mature

Feb 1, 2024

1 Min Read

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A close up of two chickens

Realizing my dad was right — again

Realizing my dad was right — again

A close up of a newborn's hands curling her fingers around an adult's finger

Sustainability in life and farming

Sustainability in life and farming

Santa sitting in a chair by a Christmas tree and reading a letter

Have you written your letter to Santa yet?

Have you written your letter to Santa yet?

Close up of a log burning in a stove

Temperature war rages all fall long

Temperature war rages all fall long

A golden charm positioned next to a pencil and metal pin on a leather background

A lifetime of memories go down the lane

A lifetime of memories go down the lane

Noma Amaryllis Dougherty

A life well lived deserves more than typed words

A life well lived deserves more than typed words

two young boys pet a goat

Farmhand 101 shares ag with nonfarm families

Farmhand 101 shares ag with nonfarm families

basket full of vegetables picked from the garden

Veteran gardener meets health store zealot

Veteran gardener meets health store zealot

four young boys

Open the barn, train kids in agriculture

Open the barn, train kids in agriculture

black bear at Atlanta zoo

Who chases you in your dreams?

Who chases you in your dreams?

hand of a man closing the lid of a toilet

The ‘temporary’ vs. ‘permanent’ argument

The ‘temporary’ vs. ‘permanent’ argument

Collection of Christmas present boxes on a light blue background

What will matter most this Christmas

What will matter most this Christmas

shelves of home-canned goods

High food prices send me canning

High food prices send me canning

Joy McClain's grandson Ezra clipping his goat

Winning isn’t best thing about 4-H

Winning isn’t best thing about 4-H

wheat field against blue sky

Finding comfort in ‘flyover country’

Finding comfort in ‘flyover country’

young soybean plant

Welcome a new beginning

Welcome a new beginning

Two baby goats curled up together in bedding

Raising our grandkids our way

Raising our grandkids our way

baby goat drinking from a bottle

Joys, discomforts of kidding season

Joys, discomforts of kidding season

chickens

'Down on the farm' takes on new meaning

'Down on the farm' takes on new meaning

little boy playing with dinosaurs

Crafting for Christmas

Crafting for Christmas

woman pulling turkey out of oven

Bring on the turkey and Jell-O!

Bring on the turkey and Jell-O!

plate of corn on the cob

Summer was for following grandkids, fighting rodents

Summer was for following grandkids, fighting rodents

Monica McConkey

Help for farm families facing stress

Help for farm families facing stress

Mike and Joy McClain

Farmers and farm life are so special to me

Farmers and farm life are so special to me

Mike and Joy McClain in front of their front door

How to meet the neighbors before you move in

How to meet the neighbors before you move in

2020/2021 blocks

Cautious optimism rings in new year

Cautious optimism rings in new year

closeup of ornament on Christmas tree

Is your favorite Christmas memory from a ‘lean’ year?

Is your favorite Christmas memory from a ‘lean’ year?

silhouette of a man standing on a pier looking out over a lake

Know warning signs of suicide

Know warning signs of suicide

man leaning forward holding head in hand

Feel stressed or anxious? Help is available

Feel stressed or anxious? Help is available

Joy McClain rocks her two-month-old grandson

The day I found much more than a rocking chair

The day I found much more than a rocking chair

empty school desks in classroom

Who said it’s wrong to offend someone for the right reason?

Who said it’s wrong to offend someone for the right reason?

pig in baby pool

Every pig wants to live on my farm

Every pig wants to live on my farm

standing beneath cornstalks looking up at blue sky

Count on corn as a constant in life

Count on corn as a constant in life

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