The Land :: www.TheLandOnline.com Back Porch2012-02-05T07:11:52-06:00urn:uuid:173cdde0-b7b9-4c42-ae8c-55fee5bed480Back Porch: Parental advice - You only get one shot at building a familyurn:uuid:7d2e831d-d079-4c70-8579-421c919d4b3b2010-06-04T12:47:35-05:00
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Welcome to parenting, where you learn to expect the unexpected.</p>
The Back Porch: Travel light, live light - old words for modern timesurn:uuid:d270bcd1-8105-4fe0-97d6-467b9e103bd82010-05-07T08:58:35-05:00
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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.</p>
The Back Porch: Eternal question — What do you want on your tombstone?urn:uuid:4777ebfb-24ce-4a7f-b225-8bbb74a746ab2010-04-09T08:27:57-05:00
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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.</p>
The Back Roads: A purpose-driven question — What on Earth am I here for?urn:uuid:de61bab3-12b9-44bf-ab16-a60316d30a3d2010-02-12T03:05:00-06:00
<p>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.</p>
Back Porch: Leaving behind a legacy not reserved for ‘senior saints’urn:uuid:4c7957bd-b3a1-4f1a-a760-804a4277402b2010-01-15T03:01:00-06:00
Over the last decade an annual Service of Remembrance has been established in our church.
The Back Porch: Do what you can because you should; give generouslyurn:uuid:60105f76-e624-41d2-ad94-bf82a1543a542009-12-23T02:05:00-06:00
<p>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.</p>
The Back Porch: Harvest brings frustration; opens eyes to Thanksgivingurn:uuid:60e8e96b-9359-49ba-a791-1be97e54e5282009-11-20T02:04:00-06:00
<p>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.</p>
The Back Porch: Do you strive to maintain third place, or go for the win?urn:uuid:5085f60a-83b7-4a0e-9a35-883bbc33f7c32009-10-23T02:04:00-05:00
<p>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.</p>
Back Porch: Commit to the common good before pigs warm up wingsurn:uuid:46e049a1-1c34-4c4c-ba2c-1a5312077bdc2009-09-25T02:03:00-05:00
“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.
The Back Porch: ‘You never stand so tall, as when you stoop to help a child’urn:uuid:79097506-27bb-43e2-840a-54617b2685342009-08-28T02:03:00-05:00
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?