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Our February thaw is upon us, and it has turned the 20-plus inches of snow received during January until now into a soupy, sloppy mess. It has been four years since we’ve had to deal with mud and ruts that are axle deep – think 2019’s Bomb Cyclone and I don’t believe I need to elaborate more.

It’s hard to imagine life without stress. Our culture has normalized living in fight or flight mode and glorified the high performer and over achiever. Stress is ingrained in society to the point that the American Institute of Stress reported 55% of Americans are stressed during the day.

I believe…you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

After three weeks of “Planes, Streetcars, Ferries and Automobiles,” (OK, so it doesn’t have the ring of the movie by a more familiar name) we were back home from our travel adventures on Jan. 25.

Dear Editor, I want to express my appreciation and excitement for the hearty turnout to the meeting concerned citizen Kirk Hansel called together in January to discuss how to get Ryno Road restored to hard surface. Because of the weather, Kirk had to reschedule several times, but the meeting was finally held on Jan. 25.

Dear Editor, I am writing to thank Callaway-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child.

Dear Editor: I would like to express my appreciation for the hard work and commitment that the city crew put into removing the snow here in Callaway. I know they put in long hard hours to get the job done. I think we all take you guys for granted, but I know that takes a lot of work. Thank You again for all you do. Also thanks to the Kimball Farms crew for helping them out.

Following three days of meetings and workshops at the American Farm Bureau convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico we were sent home with a motivational address by Bert Jacobs, co-founder of the Life Is Good brand. At the closing session Jacobs shared the story of how the $150 million lifestyle brand came to be through all the mistakes and missteps.

A birth certificate shows we were born, a death certificate shows we died. Pictures show we lived! I Believe…just because two people argue, doesn’t mean they don’t love each other.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar…and the coffee… A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.