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The Barn Blog

Beating the COVID Blues

December 04, 2020

Beating the COVID Blues

Chuck Reece on learning how to lighten the COVID-19 blues.

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A Tiny Thanksgiving

November 27, 2020

A Tiny Thanksgiving

Some words of gratitude from the tiniest Thanksgiving ever.

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The Soul-Saving Apple Cobbler

November 20, 2020

The Soul-Saving Apple Cobbler

For a salve to the soul, make this apple cobbler for your family.

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With Grace and Courage

November 13, 2020

With Grace and Courage

Can can two simple values take us down the road toward healing?

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A House Full of Love

November 06, 2020

A House Full of Love

How spending a weekend in a house full of love restores the soul.

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On Being a "Belle"

October 30, 2020

On Being a "Belle"

Michiel Perry proves that Southern hospitality belongs to us all.

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Don't Throw Out the Memories

October 23, 2020

Don't Throw Out the Memories

Your family's stories live in the heirlooms. Don't toss them away.

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An Unusually Comforting Sandwich

October 16, 2020

An Unusually Comforting Sandwich

What's in the sandwich doesn't matter. What matters is that Mama made it.

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Constance and her Companions

October 09, 2020

Constance and her Companions

More than 140 years ago, Constance and her companions gave their lives fighting a pandemic. What can we learn from them?

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The Grace of Real Conversation

October 02, 2020

The Grace of Real Conversation

Chuck Reece talks to an expert in conversation, Celeste Headlee, about how to restore genuine grace to family conversations.

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Get Behind the Mule

September 25, 2020

Get Behind the Mule

Chuck Reece on the lessons you can learn when you get behind the plow.

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Riding Shotgun With Uncle Bob

September 15, 2020

Riding Shotgun With Uncle Bob

Chuck Reece recalls what he learned about the common good from his Uncle Bob, a wholesaler to country stores.

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