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North America » United States » North Carolina » Lexington August 28th 2018

In our little corner of North Carolina, there are many local farms that love to host seasonal events. From chicken stews in the autumn air to strawberry pickings during the late spring, you don’t have to drive too far to find plenty of things to do outside with the family. That is one of the main reasons why we decided to come back to our rural hometown after graduating from college in our state’s capital city. We love the small-town roots that this community has, many of which were planted and cultivated by our local farmers. About 45 minutes away from our home there is a community known as Belews Creek, North Carolina. I had heard about a local farm, Dogwood Farms, in the area that had a great big field of sunflowers in the very ... read more
Back Field Full of Sunflowers
Tractor Set Up at the Farm
Fields and Fields of Sunflowers

North America » United States » North Carolina » Lexington August 30th 2016

Geo: 35.8262, -80.2507Editor's NOTE: Normally Glenn proof-read's my blog and does some major editing, however I am not asking him to do this for me, since he needs a break. So bear with me if there are misspelled words and the grammar is incorrect. Thanks for reading.Tuesday morning, we met up with Alice Stoddard, adult CAM mk who grew up in Guatemala and lives in Lynchburg. We know her brother, David, who lives in Guatemala City and works with TEAM. Her parents have since retired and dad has passed on, however her mother lives in Florida and we have visited Peggy several times in our journeys through Florida.'Our conversation around the breakfast table was encouraging and uplifting. We asked Alice about her career, when she was a missionary in HOT Honduras, then having to leave quickly ... read more
Alice Selfie
Blue Ridge Parkway
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