by Elaine Froese | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
“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...
by Elaine Froese | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
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?...
by Elaine Froese | May 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Elaine Froese | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Elaine Froese | Apr 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Siblings farming together can make for many different, interesting, and somewhat challenging dynamics, especially if one of them is a brother. Here are some of the most common issues that can arise with farming brothers and how founding farmers and siblings can handle...