A Row of Rhubarb - E-book - ePub

Candace Hennekens, a former human resources manager and author of the book Healing Your Life: Recovery from Domestic Abuse, shares more of her story to find lasting reciprocal love while living a life with meaning and tranquility. At times inspiring, at times heart breaking, Hennekens is open and honest about the human journey which doesn't always turn out the way you want it to. The author craves a life with more connection to the earth and meaning.
She has already left her job as a human resources manager in order to pursue her dream of writing fulltime. When the man she is in love with decides to become a dairy farmer, she whole-heartedly joins in the venture. They find the find perfect farm, locate a herd of cows, and drive hither and yon to assemble the necessary equipment to grow crops to feed the cows. Then the cows arrive, and Hennekens realizes that farming is more than a change in the way she has been living.
It is a whole new way of living. At the same time, she discovers that she loves cows, and living a rural life style makes her happy. Coping with the challenges of raising her children, running her publishing business, and being a dairy farmer, all at the same time, gives Hennekens plenty of lessons about life. As she dares to demand that the relationship with her farming partner give something back to her, the relationship collapses and she finds herself alone on the farm.
But far from being the end, this is the real beginning of changing her life into a life that works for her. She finds a new talent as an artist and a new partner which whom to settle down and enjoy life. Hennekens reminds us that in order to get the kind of life that makes us happy, we have to stumble and fall. There is no shame in making mistakes. Hennekens also reminds us that we have to accept the consequences of our decisions and that playing the victim doesn't work.
A Row of Rhubarb includes fourteen tried and true rhubarb recipes, a few poems and photos, and lots of inspiration from honest, heart-filled living.