Tag: childhood
Sometimes, you stand your ground
Judith Sutherland recounts her childhood confrontations with schoolyard boys, who excluded her from their games at recess.
Open fields afforded a new learning adventure each day
Judith Sutherland grew up on a family farm in the 1960s and '70s. Learn why she believes it was one of the last best times and places to have been a kid.
Meet me by the old oak tree
Judith Sutherland reflects on the way trees in fields on farms serve as a marker for those of us who grow up in the wide-open spaces of farmland.
My favorite Christmas memories
Judith Sutherland recalls some of her favorite childhood Christmas memories.
Waiting for Christmas morning
Judith Sutherland recalls that overwhelming feeling of giddy hopefulness, the magic of waiting for Christmas morning in the weeks preceding it.
Offering a hand and word of hope
Give kindness where we can. It seems so small, but it is our only hope of making the world a better place.
The curiosity of a child on the farm
Judith Sutherland recalls a close call from her childhood and reminds us that safety should always be a top priority with children on the farm.
Electric fences build character
It took grit, strength and determination to close the fence on her family farm every day. Little did Judith Sutherland know, it didn't have to be so hard.
Keeping children busy keeps them out of trouble
Learning while accomplishing big things is a powerful combination that builds self-esteem, as well as awareness beyond one's self.
Respecting land stewards of the past
There was the feeling of carrying the torch for the people who came before us, farming the land with a nod of respect to its history.
