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“I want the world to be better because I was here…If you’re not making someone else’s life better then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better,” Will Smith. “There is no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A…What is the point in being […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Temptation is real. Satan is ready to kill steal and destroy your dreams, but you must be ready to fight back. If we threw in the towel as many times as the bank account hit negative, when the baby cries, when the newborn dies, when the tempers rise. If we called it […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab How do you see God? I see it in the animals I see it in the sky I see it in the trees as I bend on my knees and look up high I see it in You I see it in me He is everywhere we want Him to be How […]
Read More“If we could just stop asking the question, ‘what can I get for myself?’ and start asking the question, ‘what can I give from myself?’ I think people would learn you don’t have to be a comedian to deliver a punch line,” Michael Jr. Living in a world that teaches it’s all about us, can […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Three Kansas farm boys brought their very own “Farmer Style” to 540 Ohio young farmers and agricultural professionals in Columbus, Ohio Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31 for the Ohio Farm Bureau’s Young Agricultural Professionals (YAP) Winter Leadership Experience Conference. YouTube sensations The Peterson Farm Bros entertained the group Friday evening […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab “If you don’t dream big, then why dream at all?” proclaims Joey James to his fans. From the first note played, Joey James made it apparent to everyone he belonged on stage. From small town boy, to U.S. Navy Veteran, to lead singer of his own country band, this blue collar boy has […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab Alaskan native country music artist, Doug Briney, embodies all things country. This God-fearing family man, with the warm baritone voice and love for all things southern, has released his album titled Super Country Cowboy, a brilliant and heartfelt collection of compositions from some of today’s best country songwriters. From the Charlie Daniels-meets-Big & […]
Read MoreDirt Under the Finger Nails Is In – A Farmer’s Daughter Tells All… By Lauren Schwab With dirt under my fingernails, mani-pedi sounds like a foreign language to a farmer’s daughter. Hog slobber is my moisturizer and dust is my veil. Feed bits fill the air as they splatter out of the momma pig’s mouth. […]
Read MoreBy Lauren Schwab As the world counted down ten seconds to midnight, I found myself alone in our farm house watching Taylor Swift on the television with my cat and lifting him up to give me my new year’s kiss at mid-night. Some might argue I am an 65 year-old inside a 25 year-old’s body. […]
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By Lauren Schwab As another year comes to pass, I have felt it all. Sadness, regret, fear, loneliness, anxiety, tiredness, exhaustion and pain. Despite this, I have felt happiness, clarity, hope, anticipation, excitement, fulfillment and gratitude. It is easy to let our negatives outweigh the positives and it is also easy to let them get […]
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Farm Girl With Curls 