The Father Factor in Farming

The Father Factor in Farming

“Your father’s particular parenting style is the template that forms the father factor in your career. If your father has died, that doesn’t mean that the feelings from the relationship are dead.” -Dr. Stephan B. Poulter, author of The Father Factor: How Your Father’s...
Having the Safety Talk on Your Farm

Having the Safety Talk on Your Farm

Like many of you, I’ve checked out the grain bin suffocation demonstration at the farm shows and collected many farm safety brochures. I think this spring is finally the time when we’ll do things more intentionally on our farm, including have the safety talk. Why now?...
2 X 2 Couples Retreat: 10 Reasons To Do It

2 X 2 Couples Retreat: 10 Reasons To Do It

Many farm families are concerned about the health of their marriages and partnerships. My speaker friend Dan Ohler is our guest this week to encourage you to think about doing a private marriage retreat or couples retreat. With all the stresses and strains on ag...
How to Write a Will Joyfully

How to Write a Will Joyfully

Today I have encountered 3 acquaintances who are all dealing with different kinds of loss. A husband whose wife is suffering from a stroke. A woman whose nephew is suffering from a mental illness. Someone who has just buried her mother a few short weeks ago and is...