Straight Rows

As we struggle to determine the right things to do for ourselves and our children it can be helpful to look at the lessons learned by others.

Straight Rows is a series of short stories about childhood farm life, each with an important life lesson learned by the author, and ideas on how those lessons can be learned in the city.

For those raised on a farm it will bring back many memories. For those whose ancestors were raised on a farm, it will provide an understanding of why they view life as they do. And for those with no family farm background, it will introduce you to a way of thinking that will hopefully help you face the challenges in life and in raising children.

Max Harris was raised on a wheat and dairy farm in south central Kansas from 1947 to 1965. He left the farm, graduated from college and started his own business in the communications industry. He and his wife of 35 years have two grown children and one granddaughter. The success of his business has provided him the opportunity to reflect on the helpful lessons he learned from his farm childhood.