Things I've learned from Little House on the Prairie

Things I’ve learned from Little House on the Prairie

I was delighted at the invitation to guest post on the lasting impact of Laura Ingalls as a woman in my 50s for American Mom.

The lessons were many and came quickly to mind. Not a bad legacy, for a woman who began her writing career to simply offer advice on life and farming. Her collections of earliest writings are deep with her characteristic wisdom.

“ (Ma speaking) We start learning the minute we’re born, Laura. And if we’re wise, we don’t stop until the Lord calls us home.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie

Later, her daughter sent her mother’s notebooks to publishers. After a few hurdles, those books became beloved classics for generations. Inspiring enough, for a long-running tv series to be created in honor of those stories.

What a surprise many years later through Ancestry to find out we are distant cousins!

Little house on the prairie made a lasting impression

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P.S. Someday I hope my little house living, dreams in the country come true! You might chuckle to see how far this goes in A chickenless country girl in the city