by Sara Baker | Apr 16, 2025 | Articles
This past weekend, I was on a rugged Ozarks trail with my family. About halfway through our hike, we came to a fork in the path—one side looked smooth and easy, the other steep and along the river. My daughter wanted to take the easy way. My son, the adventurous one,...
by Sara Baker | Jul 10, 2024 | Articles
Joe Shearrer, is a Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Fervent Wealth Management Growing up, can you remember a time you were in a bicycle wreck? When I turned five, I received a brand-new bike for my birthday. The excitement got the best of me as I headed down our...
by Sara Baker | Feb 1, 2024 | Articles
A recession is coming. That is because there is always a recession up ahead. The next recession, whenever that might be, will be the most anticipated in history because everyone thinks it should be here by now. As horrible as recessions may be, they are inevitable in...
by Sara Baker | Jan 25, 2024 | Articles
Cliff Young, a 61-year-old potato farmer, shuffled down the highway for over five days straight to win a grueling 543-mile ultra marathon in 1983. It was his first race, and he ran it wearing overalls and work boots, beating the next runner by 10 hours. He beat the...
by Sara Baker | Jan 18, 2024 | Articles
As kids, my friends and I rode our bikes from the local store to the pool hall. Usually, I’d go straight from the store to the pool hall unless the crazy guy was in my path. Our town’s crazy guy was mean, foul-mouthed, and really scary to kids. If I saw...
