Country Lifestyles
Warm Your Heart
By Brandon Baumgarten
A few weeks ago I was attending an estate sale. I didn’t know the person or anyone in that neighborhood, but was interested in what might be sold at the sale. I get to the estate, walk in the home, and everything in the house had been tagged with a price. Everything was for sale: the furniture, the books, the shelves, the windows, and even the sinks. Not one single thing was off the market, and they were even selling the house. After I had looked around, I noticed there stood a lady near the door taking money for items and giving change back.
I said to her, “Ma’am, it looks like you guys have quite the estate sale going on.”
“Oh yes!” she said enthusiastically. “It’s not my home, but I’m so ready for it to be out of my family forever.”
I replied, “But this is a nice house, I’m surprised you are trying to get rid of it so quickly.”
She then looked at me and said, “Well this house used to be my dad’s place. He passed away and I cannot wait to obliterate every memory I have of him.” I replied, “I’m sorry to hear he passed away.”
She then told me many of the stories of a dad who was never there at home and never present in her life at all. She said that she knew her dad as a mean, drunk, and distant relative rather than a loving or caring father. He was always cold to her and only felt love from her mom growing up.
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Does John Wayne Have the Answer to Our Discourse?
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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While We Were Sleeping
By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
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Lacey’s Pantry: Strawberry Sorbet
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
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