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I started drinking coffee and milking cows at the age of 12. They probably came hand in hand, if not from the early mornings then as markers of entering an adulthood of sorts. Following the example of my father, I would have the first cup in the house and then bring the second one to the parlor.

Other people: What is it like be married to a farmer?

Me: I don’t know. Ask my husband.

I recently had an opportunity to teach a grandchild about the truth of this statement: As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that 45,000 Americans died from suicide in 2016 – one person every 12 minutes. Another 1.3 million people attempted suicide that year. Given these numbers, mental health has been a topic of increasing concern.

Back to school ads are everywhere, and it seems the last few weeks of summer are quickly passing us by. Before we know it, Labor Day will have come and gone, and teachers and students will be back in their classrooms, kicking off a new school year.

When life gives you cow’s milk, make cheese curds. Or give tours. Or sell under someone else’s label.