by Beth Lueders | Sep 29, 2018 | Everyday People, Resilience, Waiting
Coolidge Winesett wails until his voice fades to a raspy whisper. When the floor of his rural Virginia outhouse collapses and the earth below swallows him whole, the seventy-five-year-old finds himself trapped alive. From the outhouse pit, Coolidge hollers at a...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 15, 2018 | Blog Post, Perspective
You love your morning coffee, your lunchtime salad, and your ice cream for dessert. So God made a farmer. You adore the clothes you wear, the car you drive. And farmers are behind it all. They are the folks who keep you together. Growing up in America’s Heartland, I...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog Post, Everyday People
“Why can’t I remember that?” my almost 93-year-old neighbor quizzed me. “I mean I can remember back, but then I can’t remember yesterday or even what I was doing a few minutes ago.” After nine decades, there comes a time when the memory starts to fade. Sigh. I...