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Back Porch: Parental advice - You only get one shot at building a family
Welcome to parenting, where you learn to expect the unexpected.
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The Back Porch: Travel light, live light - old words for modern times
There was a time in our country's nation when we didn't have to learn to simplify, there simply wasn't any other way to do life.
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The Back Porch: Eternal question — What do you want on your tombstone?
Deadlines are motivating. Whether it’s finalizing federal crop insurance before March 15, tax preparation before April 15, or completing the honey-do list before a graduation open house, deadlines inspire us to “Get-R-Done” as comedian Larry the Cable Guy touts.
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The Back Roads: A purpose-driven question — What on Earth am I here for?
Who am I? People need to know their identity and often introduce themselves through their identity: I’m a housewife, a farmer, a mother, grandfather, businesswoman, etc.
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Back Porch: Leaving behind a legacy not reserved for ‘senior saints’
Over the last decade an annual Service of Remembrance has been established in our church.
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The Back Porch: Do what you can because you should; give generously
Just because you can, does it mean you should? It’s a question Alecia, a friend and co-worker, and I debated when the plane reached cruising altitude and conversation turned to Christmas.
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The Back Porch: Harvest brings frustration; opens eyes to Thanksgiving
Quite frankly, I have enough whining material about this year’s harvest conditions to fill a column and then some, but you can go to the local elevator or local café for that.
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The Back Porch: Do you strive to maintain third place, or go for the win?
Wikipedia defines excellence as the state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. It’s a high, lofty, noteworthy and remarkable passion to give your best to whatever you do. It’s also becoming an increasingly rare commodity in our culture.
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Back Porch: Commit to the common good before pigs warm up wings
“That’ll happen when pigs fly,” you may have heard a time or two. Living on a hog farm I can tell you that pigs stink and they squeal, but those heavy animals don’t fly.
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The Back Porch: ‘You never stand so tall, as when you stoop to help a child’
Citizens of this great country, if there’s a need for Little League coaches, school safety patrol volunteers, Sunday school teachers, or other just-for-kids programs, are you quick to volunteer?
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