Saveyour.town Update
Becky McCray and Smallbizsurvival.com did a survey of rural challenges – they actually went to small towns and asked questions of small town people. Over 200 people in small towns participated and shared what their challenges were and what topics they most wanted help with. This was not a survey conducted by some big company…
Sunday Update: Here’s a Thought
It’s a new year. Typically it is a time we talk about making resolutions and making promises to ourselves and sharing them with the world. This year I will … I promise to … I really want … I read an article this morning where the author talked about what are we willing to suffer…
Three Words: 2016
Usually I have this post written in November. Much has happened this year for me – most of it personally. Thinking about how three words can direct the course and intention of my life in this year has not been at the top of my thinking list. Yet.. yet, those three words and the idea…
Sunday Update: Redefining Normal
I thought the holidays would be a disaster. Oh I had some no bake chocolate cookies and some orange cookies, enjoyed some Pecan Piehole Whiskey, and had three mini lemon biscuits. Those were the treats I had decided ahead of time I was going to eat over the three days of celebration. I didn’t…
What I Know To Be True
Family matters most. My brother is just another version of me. We share a sense of humor. He’s got my back, I have his. He makes me nuts, I make him nuts. My nieces and nephews and the greats just light me up! Giving is more joyous than receiving. Buying gifts for the kids…
Sunday Update: Holidays and Grief
Many people, more than you think, don’t do well during the holidays. Some are dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Others have recently lost loved ones and holidays are hard to celebrate without them. Depression is difficult all the time, let alone during the holidays. First things first: if you are the sufferer, please get help.…
The Family Farm
When I grew up I played in the corn and the wild grass and under the biggest tree in the county I climbed many trees and walked the creek with my grandpa in search of a big fish I played around tombstones and pretended I was a preacher In the grass under a circle of…
Sunday Update: Circling The Waters
We have all done it. Circled the waters like a shark. We’re bored. Nothing good is on tv. There’s no good book to read in the house. Same ol’ crap on Facebook. Let me to to the kitchen and see what snack I can get. I go look in the fridge. I go look in…
Community Defined
Mel Mayberry is a friend of mine and a rather well known and loved local community actor. She shares a blog post with us today and I find it heart warming and of value to all of us. Enjoy. Teach Your Children Well We’ve all heard the expression “It takes a village.” Nowhere is this…
Sunday Update: Travel to Jackson MN
Friday night we left Webster City and spent the weekend in Jackson, MN. There’s about 4,000 people that live there and it’s a lovely little town located along a river with a small downtown. We were invited by a coworker of Keri’s who was singing in the Grand Ol Opry Style Christmas Special on Saturday.…