The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow

Farmers make up less than two percent of the population.  Farm kids even less than that.  And farm kids on the dating scene?????  Even less.  Is the world ready for this farmer’s daughter?
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We’re all supposed to do one better than what came before.  But is it the doing, or the trying, that matters?  I’m Shannon Hayes and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 16 of The Hearth of Sap Bush…

Are you a glass half-full type, or glass half-empty?  The difference between success and failure really is in the perspective.  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 14 of The …

Learning to say NO is tough, especially if you have to do the personal work investing intense consideration into every decision point.  Sometimes, a few fast rules for NOs to live by can ease the bur…

I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure:  try to please everybody all the time. — Herbert Bayard Swope, first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize’
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A YES is sometimes just a failed NO, recognized too late.  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 11 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow, my first in a 3 part series that’s a Celeb…

We shear the sheep right before lambing season, and then, as soon as lambing season finishes, we’re faced with getting the fleeces processed.  That means June is all about the wool.  Our annual wool …

The older I get, the harder it is to find something to wear.  Maybe that’s because my soul is increasingly laid bare. I’m Shannon Hayes and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 9 of The Hearth of Sa…

The surgeon general has finally issued a social media warning for kids.  After a year of being liberated from the platforms myself, I’m pondering if more of us might benefit from that warning.…  Even…

You know you’re getting old when it’s considered quaint  that you didn’t find your partner over a dating app.  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, episode 7 of The Hearth of Sap Bush…

They say you can’t put a price on education. That’s because everyone values it differently.  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, episode 6 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow.  Read the…

We’ve all heard about the multiplier effect as it relates to our financial lives.  But I’m wondering if it has a role to play in our social & emotional lives as well.  I’m shannon hayes and you’re li…

We’ve been running Sap Bush Hollow for over 40 years.  We like to think of ourselves as a well-oiled machine.  Until one part of the machine stops working.  Then what?  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re …

Whodda thunk it could be so hard just to take a bath?  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 3 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow.  Prefer to read it?  Find it here. 

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Folks, clear the roads.  Ula just got her learner’s permit.   I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 2 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow.  Prefer to read the story?  Find it over…

New York City has some high profile celebrities in residence this week…. None more prominent, in my estimation, than Flaco.  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 4, Episode 1 of The Hear…

Have you ever quit something because you would never be good enough?  How much have you missed because of it?  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to season 3, Episode 20 of The Hearth of Sap Bus…

Are we entitled to our anger if it isn’t rational?  What happens if we ignore it?  I’m Shannon Hayes, and you’re listening to Season 3, Episode 19 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow.  Read the transcri…

Do you know how to ask for help? Do you know what to do with it once you get it?  I’ve been a bit slow to figure these things out…But this week, I’m realizing it’s time to crystalize a few lessons on…

Does working in customer service require subservience?  That’s what I’ve been wondering about this week. I’m Shannon Hayes and you’re listening to Season 3, Episode 17 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollo…