This morning, searching for inspiration about positivity, I came across this in a long list of quotes: “Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open.”– Rose [Wilder] Lane I love finding Laura-related…
Tag: Caroline Quiner Ingalls (Ma)
Life, Infused by Little House
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What Is Your China Shepherdess?
Guest post by Kelly Ferguson For years my dream was a proper house with proper furniture. When I turned thirty, I shook my fist at the heavens and proclaimed, “As God is my witness, this is my last used futon!”…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Yesterday morning, my adult daughter and I were talking about Laura and her Ma and Mother’s Day. Of course, Mother’s Day didn’t exist during Laura’s childhood, but there was never any doubt that Laura honored her mother. My daughter, Jamie,…
The Anniversary of Ma’s Death (Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924)
Eighty-seven years ago, Caroline Quiner Ingalls passed away. The world knows her (and loves her) as Ma Ingalls. Upon hearing of her mother’s death, Laura wrote the following passage for The Missouri Ruralist: As a Farm Woman ThinksBy Mrs. A.J. Wilder…
On the Road to Concord
Two weeks ago, I had an opportunity to travel from my home in Mankato, Minnesota, east, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The goal of my trip was to spend a day with my sister-in-law, Bridget, topped off by seeing the Broadway touring…
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Ask the Experts: Where Is This “Naughty” Quote From?
Dear Beyond Little House: “Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens.” ~Laura Ingalls I am trying to find the source of this quote by Laura Ingalls.…
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A Lesson from Ma
Ma Ingalls has apparently become a teacher in a new series out in blogland. I thought the first lesson a great one, and look forward to future installments. What can you learn from Ma Ingalls?
Ask the Experts: What sickness did Ma have?
Folks, we’ve been remiss in posting the questions received by our readers lately, having a tendency to respond by email and never put them up on the site for others to read. We’ll try to rectify that, so don’t be…
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Lessons from Laura
Mansfield, Missouri, held its annual Little Laura/Little Farmer Boy contest this past weekend. I asked my seven-year-old niece if she wanted to wear her prairie dress and participate in the contest. “No,” she answered without hesitation. “I want to be…
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Little House Grammar
My daughter started The Long Winter over the weekend. I am keeping quiet and remaining low-key. She has no idea how thrilled I am, which is the only way she’ll finish the series. She recently completed By The Shores of…
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