Front Porch Princess — Kathryn Springer

Dreams are like clouds...they change shape over time.

At least, that's what my daughter's last summer before college has taught me. See, living in Pritchett, Wisconsin, was not my dream -- I'd wanted to be a model or an actress, living an exciting life in a big city. Instead, I fell for a farmer and wound up a mother before our first wedding anniversary! Not that I don't love being Sam's wife or Bree's mom -- because I do.

Well, now Bree has entered me into a Christian beauty pageant, and I'm being treated like Pritchett's pride and joy. So I'm preparing to be a "Proverbs 31 Woman," dealing with my best friend's newly uncovered secrets and watching my daughter follow in my footsteps by falling for a local boy -- all while being treated as princess of my own front porch!