Call in the clan and celebrate

Call in the clan and celebrate In October, the month of thanksgiving, we try to cut through all the difficulties in life and be thankful for what we do have Thanksgiving is one of my favourite celebrations of the year, simply because it calls me to give thanks with a...

“Dare” to love your spouse

“Dare” to love your spouse A new book, “The Love Dare,” challenges you to strengthen your marriage Last week my friend and I had the joy of taking a warm evening walk in town, and seeing the young kids testing out the depths of the water in the ditches. I bet some of...

Men, get help with stress

Men, get help with stress June 2009 Weather stress this spring got a lot of farmers down. Add to that the issues of family, money, health and closed borders, and it has been a tough 2009. There is no shame in calling the stress line. As I write this in May, it’s...

Planting the Seed of Hope for Mother’s Day

This will be the first Mother’s Day for us, with no mothers. My mom died in l998, and my mother-in-law passed away this winter. Both women were very strong farm women who nurtured their families with heaps of love and care. Many farm moms whom I have met over...