By Brenda Black Nearly 3,200 fans ticketed their way through chain link fences to concrete benches, and chairs they would rarely occupy, for a concert at the 2014 Missouri State Fair. They came to hear award winning gospel recording artist … Read More
By Brenda Black To all my friends on both sides of the farming fence: to the conventional and the all-natural; to the multi-generational and the first-time farmer, we are in this together. I love the passion for getting back to … Read More
Meet my brave, new friend Bob — Bob White. I met him this week as he parked and piddled his way through my backyard and called sweetly his country song right outside my window. He was so close, I could … Read More
By Brenda Black “I couldn’t have done it without you,” he whispered in my ear as we held each other tightly in a moment forever engraved on my heart. My college graduate towered over me and I felt so small, … Read More
By Brenda Black In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of talk of God these days: Debate over His existence, creative license with His infallible Word, curiosity over His home in heaven. There are people irate about losing their … Read More
by Brenda Black Boot scoot boogie has a whole new meaning in the Missouri boot heel lately. The dirt beneath farmers’ boots may seem a bit less steady with earthquakes rumbling below the surface. Sikeston, West Plains and Festus were … Read More
By Brenda Black Immersed in a sea of people, I pin-balled my way through a crowded corridor headed to a luncheon. My reason for being one among the masses – to attend the 2014 US Agriculture Outlook Forum. In a … Read More
By Brenda Black The airline attendant ushered the pale and trembling young woman down the aisle of the plane. At 33,000 feet in the air, she weaved her way to an empty seat just across from me, where the stewardess … Read More
courtesy www.rickey.org by Brenda Black Wipe outs, crashes, skids, tumbles, collisions, and flat out nasty wrecks litter the snowy path to winter Olympic finish lines and “10’s”. Many will have in common the brutal and bruised trade marks of an athlete … Read More
By Brenda Black They bolted like school children released for recess, with tails curled up and over their backs. Weaned calves in a lot out back of the house provided my afternoon entertainment.Through the newly opened gate they darted as … Read More