Farmers Have a PhD in BS Detection

Farmers Have a PhD in BS Detection

I was recently listening to a marketing guru share her amazing words of wisdom for increasing sales. “Facts tell, stories sell,” she declared with a doe-eyed look of “Aren’t I smart?!” And stories have been used to sell a lot in the past...
From Across the Miles

From Across the Miles

From across the miles. As I sit here in my log cabin in rural Wisconsin watching the snow fall, I’m thinking about last Christmas in beautiful East Texas, an area filled with Longhorns, Bramahas, chickens, and donkeys, and of course horses! Some goats were...
Farmers Give Thanks 365 Days a Year

Farmers Give Thanks 365 Days a Year

One of the ways that a farmer’s job is different from those jobs that most of us have is that there are distinct tasks to be completed and timeframes in which to complete those tasks.Spring is for planting or calving.Summer is for spraying or haying.Fall is...
Five Things a Day

Five Things a Day

The church pastor recently challenged us to say a prayer of thanksgiving for five things a day. He suggested that they should be different things each day, to broaden our view of all the goodness in our lives. So, as I sat down to enjoy some cheese and crackers, I...
So Many Promises, So Few Results

So Many Promises, So Few Results

Of the millions of good things that I’ve discovered about East Texas since moving here, the food here is really good. And when you’re exploring a new life, food is among the most important elements. I read an article once that said life is really about...
Farmers Remember: A Time to Act

Farmers Remember: A Time to Act

Shakespeare wrote, “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” With farmers, it’s “To talk, or not to talk: that is the question.” Or more accurately: “There’s a time to talk and a time to act.”...