The sixth fellowship of the VALOR program surpassed our halfway mark with a visit to the Northern Neck of Virginia in what turned out being some delightful weather for the majority of our four day visit. I enjoy taking some time after each VALOR session to recall each visit and capture a few nuggets from… Continue reading Oysters, Produce and Crab Cakes, O My!
Did you know that there was a practically a whole other state if you go west of Blacksburg in Southwest, Virginia??? I only jokingly say this (slightly), knowing that Virginia had its’ southwest portion of the state from my elementary (middle?) school education. But boy did my geography teacher leave a lot out! I always… Continue reading The one VALOR trip I had to wake up before 6 am to get to on time.
My families appreciation and love for the state of Kentucky has recently been on the upswing in the past few months, all because of a few visits to their great state in May. Having the opportunity to have our VALOR fellowship tour some of the best that Kentucky had to offer during our domestic trip… Continue reading VALOR gets lucky in Kentucky
During our time in Washington D.C. we were continually exposed to contrasting and diverse experiences, perspectives, opinions and ideas across the many departments, organizations and groups we came in contact with. Our fellowship was lucky enough to snag 20 minutes of Mr. Todd Van Hoose’s, President and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, time to… Continue reading Similarities in a Diverse World
In my “extra-curricular” professional career I’ve taken on a few new roles on several board of directors of non-profits over the past year, or so. This type of service and volunteering is new to me and wanting to take these responsibilities seriously and live out a motto that speaks true to me - “Whatever your… Continue reading The Power of Influence
I've always thought to be blessed to have grown up with parents that exposed their children to a plethora of opportunities and let us choose our own path to learn and explore more as our interests and skills grew. This method for development continued to be my preferred way of learning as I grew into… Continue reading Providing a Cornucopia of Opportunities
The first livestock that my family raised when I was growing up was three pigmy goats: Smokey, Charcoal and Frostbite. Purchased from a friend that my sisters and I happened to be in 4-H with, these three goats road home with us to our barn built in the 1800s in the back of a Pontiac… Continue reading Us Millennials Need to Know the “Why”
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