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By the time this issue hits mailboxes, my husband and I will have, the Lord willing, settled in at home with our third baby girl. Especially compared to the journey we went through with our second daughter, this pregnancy was mostly uneventful – until I was hospitalized with COVID-19 for a week in September.

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever” (Psalm 107:1 KJV).

Fourth-generation Oregon dairy farmer Derrick Josi is no stranger to tackling the hard questions about dairy farming posed by skeptics online. His first book, An Industry Worth Fighting For, addresses some of the misconceptions and questions he hears from consumers.

In early October, I took time off from my regular occupation to help set up a fundraising event for my children’s school. It is a Fall Festival that includes food, games, a cake walk, country market and live auction.

Integrity first.

Service before self.

Excellence in all we do.

Sounds like that could be the motto for dairy farmers, and for some, it’s likely close to the farm’s written mission. It is actually the core values of the U.S. Air Force that ground service men and women.

Once again, the gold, scarlet and orange leaves flutter to the ground leaving the trees stark and bare against the blue sky. The dates on the calendar fly as quickly as the hour changes on a digital clock.