Today is National Ag Day. What is National Ag Day? It’s a celebration of the bounty we are given through agriculture. If you don’t know a farmer to celebrate I am sharing a few pictures of farmers we celebrate in our family. From my grandparents to my parents to my brother to my kids, they are a few of my favorite agriculturists and…
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When Small Town Rivalries Form Friendships
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Our son and his small-town basketball team will play in the first round of the regional tournament on Monday in Jamestown, N.D. Two years ago, we played the first game in the regional tournament as the fourth seed against the first-seed favorite. In the third quarter, we were trailing by a lot, but we rallied back to pull off an…
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4 daily questions to ask your spouse and kids
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We eat family meals together almost every evening unless there’s a school or church event to attend. We set the table and sit down together. Some people tell me it’s a lost art, but I don’t know family life any other way. A family meal is how we connect in a hurried world. No electronics are allowed. Sometimes the food…
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Leap Day Region Qualifier Basketball Game
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Thanks to Leap Day, we get an extra day. You can make it all you want it to be. For us, we are going to cheer louder and support our favorite boys basketball team in their region qualifier game. Our winter has been full of basketball in between so many other happenings. I haven’t been sharing my weekly columns as…
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The Case for Kids to Participate in FFA, 4-H and Science Fairs
Filed Under: America's Farm Table Tagged With: agriculture, kids, rural life 1 Comment
More than half of Americans consider themselves sports fans—they pack stadiums, rearrange their schedules to catch the game on TV, set alerts on their smartphones to track scores and host parties to watch the big matchups. But who follows science fairs, FFA or 4-H events with the same intensity? As a second-generation college athlete and a mom of a three-sport (and…
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