by Elaine Froese | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
FOUNDATION OF LOVE February 9, 2009 This year my theme word for the year is love. Courage, hope, delight, have been themes in previous years, and I never know what the current year will hold. Love is a good theme for me this year as our parents are dealing with...
by Elaine Froese | Jul 26, 2011 | Communication
Final Gifts for Mom January 26, 2009 Since mid-October, my family has been commuting to a hospital palliative care room to visit my mother-in-law. Over the years I have told many stories about her, and this may be the final one. Mom Froese has a terminal illness, we...
by Elaine Froese | Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Managing Stubborn Farmers…” “My way or the highway.” doesn’t work. You need to find the middle ground. January 12, 2009 “I called you two years ago, and am now putting my foot down. Things have gotten worse.” A forlorn farm woman is describing her life with two...
by Elaine Froese | Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The gift of consideration An inexpensive Christmas gift idea: Use your ears twice as often as your tongue December 2008 This summer we entertained a guest from down East who had never seen a golden Prairie wheat field. It was on her list of things to celebrate and we...
by Elaine Froese | Jun 25, 2011 | Communication
Who gets grandpa’s tools? November 2008 It can be the little things in an estate that cause the biggest disagreements. Make a plan to distribute these treasures before you die. If you are looking for a new winter project that will make huge deposits into your family’s...