Arkansas at Little Rock, which she earned in 1998. She taught in the Little Rock School District for eight years and in the Beebe School District for two years until our first child was born. She now works full-time in our home, balancing the book work for the farm and home and caring for our three young children who are 5, 3, and 2. She keeps the books for our household and farm, runs errands for the farm, brings lunch to the field when needed, picks up parts, assists our accountant, and offers whatever support is needed.
I sold my first beans at Riceland Food in Wheatly, and I was hooked at the age of ten. Before the children were born, she would assist in driving a tractor (if needed) when not teaching school. In addition to working in the home and for the farm, she volunteers in our church and community. She is involved in our church as an AWANA instructor, summer Bible School teacher, pre-school worship teacher (Quarterly) and serves on the Mom’s and Me committee. She also volunteers as a homeroom mom and guest reader in our daughter’s kindergarten class and attends all trips and events as a parent volunteer. She is a life member of the Searcy Junior Auxiliary where she served our community as a volunteer for Angel Tree, Food Baskets, A Day of Caring, Shots for Tots, Covering Kids, the Sunshine School, Special Olympics and the JA Scholarship Committee. She served as JA Parliamentarian, cotrainer for a provisional class, Auction Co-chair for the Charity Ball, and Chair of the Covering Kids Committee. She is serving on the Pillars of Health Committee for White County Medical Foundation and is a member and serves as Vice-President for P.E.O. Chapter CT of Searcy. As part of our farming agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife, we provide water impoundments for migratory birds and also a venue for bird watchers who frequently visit the Bald Knob Wildlife Refuge. We flood fields in the fall for public hunting and provide a sanctuary for over wintering migratory water fowl. We grow rice, millet, corn, and native grasses to leave in some fields, which provides food for wildlife.
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