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Just as dairy farming is in the blood of so many in the dairy industry, military service was instilled in the blood of Laura Aeschliman. 

Two seasons in my life I have dreaded the coming of Mother’s Day. Once when I was single and now that my mother has passed on.

Like many people this past year, I have gotten into the habit of looking ahead. Part of that is waiting for better days to come, and another part is to join into the collective speculation of what a post-pandemic world is going to look like.

A while back, I was asked who has had the greatest influence on my life. I hadn’t ever given it much thought, like most folks, I guess. After considerin’ for a while, I came up with six people that I could say actually affected the direction of my thinkin’.

I love the photo I’ve included on this page. I took that photo last year of the green bean rows coming up in my garden. What I love about the photo is the hope I feel when I look at it.