Love Is Learning How To Say “Sorry” At Harvest

Sometimes I wish I didn’t have real-life examples of how I make mistakes, but my mishaps make good fodder for this column. Last harvest I was the combine driver who backed into the fuel truck while I was unloading my auger for cleanout to move to the next field. I...

Someday Is Not A Day On My Calendar

I’m sure you may have heard a farmer say, “Someday this farm will be his”, or “Someday we will get to the lawyer’s office, but we have work to do !” My sister Barbara Edie wrote the headline “someday is not a day on my calendar” when she relayed the memories of an...

What Good Fathers Do to Embrace Their Son-In-Laws

One of the overlooked team players on the family farm is the son-in-law who is married to the successor, the daughter of the founders. Let’s consider some of the dynamics that you need to be aware of to help understand what is going on for the son-in-law (SIL). Why...
What is Working for You Mom? And What is Not?

What is Working for You Mom? And What is Not?

Over the next few months, I am excited to share with you some of the practical tools Dr. Megan McKenzie and I have developed in the process of writing our new book “Farming’s In-Law Factor. In May we celebrate Mother’s Day, but I think we should be celebrating the...

An Easter of Love

Easter Sunday is April 20th. It is my favourite Sunday of the entire year because it is the day I celebrate God’s deep love for me with the resurrection of Jesus. In our Sunday School group we are studying the book of Romans where it is made very clear how our faith...