Saturday, February 7, 2026
spring sunrise with flower

Judith Sutherland looks back on a head injury she suffered eight years ago with gratitude, realizing it could have been worse.
Jeans

It wasn't until Judith Sutherland's freshman year of high school that the school board changed the dress code to allow girls to wear pants to school.
sunset on a tractor

A statement her father made near the end of his life is what stays with Judith Sutherland as the standard for a life well-lived.
cow grazing

Being raised on a farm is filled with work and joy, tempered with loss, wisdom and growth that can't be measured over the course of a childhood.
dandelion

Judith Sutherland remembers her lifelong friend Patty "Tootie" Garn after her passing.
ice

Judith Sutherland recalls winter memories of her youth.
work gloves

Judith Sutherland contemplates how some people find a way to quietly build a thriving life with so little.
Pennsylvania farmland

Judith Sutherland shares what the song "Buy Dirt," written by brothers Jacob and Jordan Davis, means to her.
Christmas ball

Judith Sutherland recalls the joy and excitement of the Christmas celebrations of her youth, surrounded by humble gifts and family.
wooden bridge

Judith Sutherland recalls her first trip out of Ohio to a farm in Pennsylvania to buy a young boar pig.