Tag: childhood
The gift of growing up on a farm is hard work...
Farm life teaches responsibility, problem-solving, and grit — skills that give farm kids a lifelong advantage in work, adulthood and overcoming challenges.
Animals bring joy, mischief
From playful goats to a loyal dog and a mischievous sheep, family animals brought laughter, love and life lessons worth cherishing in everyday moments.
Labor Day is truly that on the farm
On the farm, Labor Day was never a holiday but a day of work. Growing up, Judith Sutherland learned responsibility, pride and the value of hard work.
A fond remembrance for days in the sun
Judith Sutherland's childhood summers brimmed with outdoor adventures, chores and sunburns. She reminds readers to savor every sunny day.
Saying goodbye to a favorite family farm pig
Judith Sutherland recalls raising an abandoned piglet named Arnold, and the day she had to say goodbye.
Magic 8 Ball
Kymberly Foster Seabolt is outsourcing decision making to her childhood version of a psychic hotline.
Treasured childhood friends bring you back to your true north
Judith Sutherland unearths treasured memories with childhood friends on her family farm.
Take the time to thank a teacher
Judith Sutherland reminds readers why they should take the time to thank a teacher as summer vacation closes in in Ohio.
Lessons learned in a calf pen taught lifelong determination
Judith Sutherland remembers raising calves on the dairy farm of her youth, recalling the life lessons she learned those pens.
Friendships give us a new perspective
Judith Sutherland remembers the childhood friend that helped her earn a 'B' in algebra.
