We always think we’ve paid our due
It seems, somehow, that we had a very good year last year. It's always shocking, isn't it, to be told just how much your...
Songwriters tell our lives in music
"God is in the roses, the petals and the thorns, storms out on the oceans, the souls who will be born. And every drop...
Not hard to fall in love with fiddling
Columnist Judith Sutherland thinks there's nothing like good music to lift spirits, and good fiddling gets feet moving, too.
Memories go beyond the photographs
It has been said that you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. Well, you also can’t choose your co-workers, which can cause a fellow all sorts of angst.
Pleasant memories of past summertimes
There has always been something amazing about a good swimming spot that draws me like a pig to mud. A swan dive from a...
Barns can be perfect setting for love
The old barns that have stood the test of time seem perfectly placed on the farm, with much thought given before even a single...
If only farmers could run the world
“As part of a training exercise, those newly-inducted were served orders that they could run the world as individuals for a full seven days....
The days go by: Children’s teen-age birthdays hit mom like ton of bricks
Columnist Judith Sutherland faces the reality that her children, Cort and Caroline, are growing up.
Strength through faith endures all
To describe my dear friend Karen as strong seems an understatement of epic proportions. Karen, who has made a career of helping others to...
Resolve to give thanks every day
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDContributing writerJust a few weeks ago, I wrote a column which mentioned Pete Smith, the kind and quiet man who did all...
