Our legacies live on in others
A walk through an old cemetery sparks reflection on respect and restoration after vandalism.
Few things harder than a goodbye
There are few things in life more difficult than saying that final goodbye. When my father-in-law passed away unexpectedly in 1997, my husband said the suddenness of his passing was difficult to grasp, and yet a blessing in its quickness.
The life of a constant contest winner
A mother's mind is one of the most ingenius in the world, and columnist Judith Sutherland shares a particularly crafty mother's story.
October brings bittersweet memories
"If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you stop your story." -- Orson WellesBy JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy ColumnistThe steel gray...
You don’t always get what you want
You don't always get what you want.
That lesson seems so simple and yet can be so complex over the course of a lifetime.
The impact of a dog’s life
Judith Sutherland shares her family's long history with English Shepherds.
New home provides new blessings
Each day since that July morning when I took a ride in an ambulance has been interesting. Some days the earth is steady beneath my feet.
The strong survive and succeed
"Anyone who reaches the heights of his ambition never had an ambition."
-- Arthur Hertzler, M.D., 1938
Part I
The advancement of a civilization can be chronicled...
Real farm life is often not made-for-movies romantic
The cinema world has long romanticized many things, but none quite so over the top as Hollywood’s take on rugged ranching.
Be kind to your friends and neighbors
Reading about farming in the 1930s has lasting message, columnist Judith Sutherland finds, as she continues her look at the book, RFD.
