By the Numbers

Blogger Jennifer Campbell says a marriage of 30 years is bound to have plenty of ups and downs, but being best friends brings the fortune of tempering the bad times with the good and making through happily together.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet cringes when it is time for the school fundraiser. But selling one candy bar at a time can offer life lessons.

Blogger Katie Pratt says farmer instinct for weather gives them a front row view of Mother Nature's whims.

Blogger Jennifer Campbell doesn't do well with a to-do list. Instead, she finds comfort and fulfillment in her "did list."

Blogger Meredith Bernard doesn't have to get too far from home to hear, "You're not from around here, are you?"

Blogger Katie Pratt says during the rainy part of the spring season, boots inevitably succumb to mud.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet says if there is one thing farmers and ranchers must do well, it's hope.

Vintage John Deere snowmobiles are a passion for blogger Jennifer Campbell and her family.

Blogger Meredith Bernard asks how can one possibly love a farm? Because a farm gives so much more than it takes.

Farm deaths of loved ones or fond animals can open hearts instead of hardening them.

Blogger Katie Pratt says try to live each day at hand, and don't let the dreary or messy weather of each season get you down.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet says fitness and mental health go hand in hand.

Blogger Katie Pratt says farms are places where the cyclic nature of life occurs daily. Gathering there for reunions helps us remember the past and prepare for the future.

Blogger Meredith Bernard asks what if enjoying the best parts of our life is a matter of stopping, recognizing and savoring simple moments for what they simply are?

Blogger Katie Pratt uses her porch to share her overabundance of garden vegetables with neighbors.

Blogger Jennifer Campbell says long before cell phones or flashing beacons on full combines, two-way radios were the party line of farm communications.

Blogger Tiffany Dowell Lashmet sees the ever-present joy in life through the day-to-day experiences of her children.

The dog days of summer are here, but every day is a dog day for blogger Meredith Bernard and her family.

Blogger Jennifer Campbell's family completed 17 consecutive years of 4-H club work.

Blogger Meredith Bernard says far from the fury of winter giving way to spring, summer quietly pulls spring to a close, and with it come some favorite memory-making days.