• Learning to Judge: From Livestock to Disney Resorts
      I learned a great deal during my 10+ years in 4-H. Not only does the pledge still mean a lot to me—"I pledge my head to clearer think...
  • Extraordinary Stories
    Sometimes the most extraordinary stories begin with the most ordinary moments. In 1973, my husband, Keith and I were honeymooning in the qui...
  • Tools of the Trade
      My dad died this month, just days before Father's Day. Before you get too sad, he was 96 and had said on his birthday, after watching ...