Grounded in the Middle.

RICKEY HILL

The Baseball Legend and Inspiration for THE HILL movie-In Theaters August 25th! Born in Fort Worth, Texas to a poor Baptist preacher, Rickey Hill’s life was a symphony of trials. Despite adversity, from poverty, bullying due to the braces on his legs, and balancing expectations and dreams, Rickey’s relentless pursuit of his passion in baseball made him one of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen. His life is proof that every day is a canvas for growth, an opportunity to overcome hurdles and emerge stronger. Rickey’s journey is more than just a success story – it’s an inspiration for all to never let go of their dreams.

Jeff Celentano, Director & Producer Born and raised in the small rural town of Pemberton, in Southern New Jersey. Jeff says his hometown “looks more like the backlot at Universal Pictures than a suburb in South Jersey." Celentano began his career as an actor while living on the east coast. Today, he is fast becoming one of the freshest new directors in Hollywood. The actor turned-writer/director has managed to effectively combine comedy and drama with his own personalized style.

The story of Rickey Hill is a true-life drama of perseverance, faith, and talent emerging from a childhood of hardship, physical pain, and living in the shadow of his loving yet stern father. In adapting  a film of Hill’s story, director Jeff Celentano (Glass Jaw, Breaking Point) recognized right away the potential for greatness a movie made from it could have — much like Rickey himself had a potential on the baseball field that needed to be nurtured before it could fly. “I began this journey fifteen  years ago,” says Celentano. “It all started when my brother, Mark, happened to be sitting in the lobby of a hotel next to a stranger. That stranger turned out to be Rickey Hill.  My brother had overheard Rickey talking on the phone to someone about how a film about Rickey’s life had been in the process of getting made, but quickly fell apart.” “Mark struck up a conversation with Rickey and said, ‘You have to meet my brother, Jeff — he’s the perfect person to get your film made,’” Celentano continues. “Sometime after that, I met Rickey and flew to Fort Worth, Texas, to meet Michael A. Blubaugh, who owned the rights to Rickey’s life story.” Shortly after that meeting, the rights were secured and Celentano proceeded to climb the mountain that was THE HILL. Be sure to follow @thehillmov + grab your tickets Friday, August 25th!

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Today I'm joined on the front porch virtually with DIYer Jessie Way or as many know her as The Good Wrench online and on social media. In addition to having a love of design and decor she is a wife, a mother, a dog mom, and an avid DIYer. Having grown up alongside her father who showed her how to build and create with her own two hands and a shop teacher who ignited a spark from within, Jessi hopes to inspire others to tackle projects in their own home. She frimly believes, "If you take care of your home, then your home will take care of you."

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Listen in to the last part of this 3-part series, "Did you know your home was a part of the Underground Railroad." In celebration of International Underground Railroad month, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share about our 185-year-old-house and the rumor of our home helping slaves to reaching freedom. {Let's Connect} Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com {Let's collaborate} Email Danielle Foulk at danielle@farmhousestoryteller.com

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There is more to be shared on the lives of those who came before us and how this small farming community played a role in the Underground Railroad. Today you'll learn about Rev. Thomas Craven, a staunch abolitionist, and how his connection to the Wehr family that will make you question what roll they played in the Underground Railroad! {Let's Connect} Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com {Let's collaborate} Email Danielle Foulk at danielle@farmhousestoryteller.com

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I am sharing the history of our home as it is rumored to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It's because of this rumor I started researching our home four years ago and wouldn't you know I have uncovered what was once likely a secret of our entire town.  {Let's Connect} Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com {Let's collaborate} Email Danielle Foulk at danielle@farmhousestoryteller.com

Do you ever begin to feel a bit uninspired and need to shake things up a bit? Sometimes we have to find a way to ignite the candle from within ourselves but other times things come along and help us to it. Today I'm not only being transparent but a bit vulnerable about life in the middle as well as sharing what has sparked some excitement for the Homestead!

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Brittany Ford, also known as Mountain Girl Makes It, is on the podcast to chat about homesteading life in the mountains and how she overcomes self-doubt as she navigates growing the homestead while restoring a farmhouse. Get ready to be inspired to step into the thing you've been wanting to do!

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This week I'm sharing a few stories of confidence and self-acceptance of people who show up big in this world as well as a handful of studies that show the benefits of having self-acceptance and confidence.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Join me out here in the middle (of nowhere) on IG @farmhousestoryteller

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Revising our lives from time to time can have numerous benefits, including:

1. Clarity: Revising our lives helps us gain clarity about our goals, aspirations, and priorities. We can evaluate whether we are on the right track, and if not, we can make adjustments to align our lives with our values and aspirations.

2. Growth: By revising our lives, we can identify areas where we need to grow and develop. This can help us become more self-aware, learn new skills, and acquire new knowledge. In turn, this can lead to personal and professional growth.

3. Renewal: Revising our lives allows us to let go of things that no longer serve us and start fresh. It can help us break free from habits, relationships, and situations that are holding us back, and create space for new opportunities and experiences.

4. Health and well-being: Revising our lives can improve our physical and mental health. By eliminating stressors, cultivating healthy habits, and creating a more balanced and fulfilling life, we can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, and improve our overall well-being.

5. Increased productivity: When we revise our lives, we can eliminate distractions and focus on what is most important to us. This can help us become more productive, efficient, and effective in achieving our goals and objectives.

In short, revising our lives from time to time can help us gain clarity, grow and develop, renew our energy, improve our health and well-being, and increase our productivity.

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A support system is a network of people or facilities that provide practical or emotional support to an individual and can help a person cope with challenges or achieve goals. Who is in your support system? How often do you lean on them when you need to decompress or make a big decision? So often we run in a self-sufficient mode that doesn't allow us to move towards a growth mindset and today I'm sharing why it's important to take time to connect with those in our circle and the benefits that can come with opening up.

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Do you ever feel like you're your worst critic? In this episode I'll be sharing why it's important to ditch the negative self-talk and ways you can incorporate more positive self-talk that will benefit you mentally, emotionally, and propell you forward towards your goals, dreams, and a growth mindset.

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Cultivating a love of learning isn't always as easy for adults but is one of the key factors of being able to develop a growth mindset. On this episode you'll learn how to find small ways to interrupt your day with moments of growth.

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Growth Mindset. So often we find ourselves making an effort to get in that workout but have you ever considered a possible workout for your mind that could lead to an even better life? In today's episode on growth mindset I'm sharing a quick update from out here in the middle and then I'm going to introduce you to growth mindset and give you a few things to consider for the week before we dive into how we build or retrain our thinking so it will move us forward in a more positive way in the days to come.

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We not only can learn from our own personal story, but we can also learn by listening to someone else's story. Get ready to be inspired by Oliver Asher, author of Invincible Joy! Listen in today to learn more about how over time he was transformed by the Lord. "I spent my childhood in poverty, my house burned down (twice), I've spent days wondering where my next meal would come from. I once dreamed that I was going to lose my job, then found out the next day that dream was coming true. In the midst of it all, God was there with me. Through those experiences I learned the secret to joy that doesn’t fade and doesn’t depend on circumstances. That’s Invincible Joy." -Oliver Asher

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Have you recently thought about what your life would be like if you leaned into things that stir you? In this episode, I recap where we started, and how to move forward into leaning into things in your life that will not only serve you better in the future, but in the end help you to feel a purpose you maybe haven't experienced before. 

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This is part 3 in the 4 part series, What's Your Story? This week I'm sharing how a find at the antique store got me to thinking about how when thinking about our own personal story is similar to a scrap book. It's made up of several pieces that account for us as the whole we are today. I'm asking for you to consider over the week what matters to you, evaluate your commitments and what might have to be eliminated to make room for something you are feeling called towards, decided on what you, yourself, believe in-not what the world has shaped you into believing and lastly consider taking time to pray/meditate on all of these things. This allows an opportunity to reflect, rethink, and consider who we are and who we want to be in the days to come. 

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Friends, isn’t it nice in these shorter days to see all the beautiful Christmas lights lit up? They add a sense of beauty rather compared to when they are taken down at the beginning of the year. Have you ever thought about how you can be like those shining Christmas lights to others in a world that seems dark to many? Today I’m sharing how people in our community have been the light to us this season and how they have given us the gift of Christmas spirit to carry with us into the year ahead.

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Get ready to be inspired by Oliver Asher, author of Invincible Joy! Listen in today to learn more about how over time he was transformed by the Lord. "I spent my childhood in poverty, my house burned down (twice), I've spent days wondering where my next meal would come from. I once dreamed that I was going to lose my job, then found out the next day that dream was coming true. In the midst of it all, God was there with me. Through those experiences I learned the secret to joy that doesn’t fade and doesn’t depend on circumstances. That’s Invincible Joy." -Oliver Asher 

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Hello there! Thank you for joining me today out here in the middle!

This morning I asked my children in carline what I should share about on the podcast and my son belted out from the back seat, “why don’t you write about all the unfinished projects around the house, like the bathroom upstairs. “He then went on to list the other things that need to be addressed around our 184-year-old house. I’ll be honest with you. I was a little peeved that he brought up the to-do-list that early in the morning and the way he said it felt like it was jab at the season of life we are in- trying to raise three young children as well as restore an old house that at times declares major attention sometimes. I took my son’s suggestion as a challenge and began to reflect on who we were when we first stepped into this old house and how this house has been restoring us into who we needed to be for today.

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It's my hope to inspire others to discover their pursuit to happiness and live a more authentic and enriched life.

I know the holidays are branded as the happiest time of the year, but for many people, it’s one of the most difficult. For some, holidays serve as permeant place cards within their year found on every wall calendar to phone calendar making it nearly impossible to completely avoid. Not to mention how stores these days seem to have the next holiday retail items up for sale before the current holiday has even arrived. These written and visual benchmarks of where we are within the year can be bittersweet, but what if we started taking note of the guideposts that have occurred and how they have propelled us through the year?

Today, I’ll be discussing how it has taken the last five years to see how the guideposts which have helped us find our "fortune" today.

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It's my hope to inspire others to discover their pursuit to happiness and live a more authentic and enriched life.

Would you consider yourself a pretty positive person? Or do you feel like there is room for some improvement? In today's episode, I'm going to be sharing the benefits of being positive and things you can incorporate into your day that may just lead you to more positive thinking each day! 

{Let's Connect} Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com {Let's collaborate} Email Danielle Foulk at Thefederalfarmhouse@gmail.com "While the middle is not always the most comfortable place to linger in, it can sometimes create the most memorable pivot in life. The pivot that had to happen for everything else to fall in place." Danielle Foulk

Do you feel like you're carrying a weight around? Are you waiting for the "shoe to drop?" I'll be honest, we've been carrying a weight with us this entire year and the shoe finally dropped. While we are still feeling a bit anxious about the restoration of this old house, I've found a way to not sink into the hole of despair and want to share with you what has kept me going through the year in hopes it may be helpful to you. 

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{Let's Connect}

Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller

Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com

{Let's collaborate}

Email Danielle Foulk at Thefederalfarmhouse@gmail.com

It's my hope to inspire others to discover their pursuit to happiness and live a more authentic and enriched life.

Listen in to the last part of this 3-part series, "Did you know your home was a part of the Underground Railroad." In celebration of International Underground Railroad month, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share about our 185-year-old-house and the rumor of our home helping slaves to reaching freedom.

{Let's Connect}

Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller

Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com

{Let's collaborate}

Email Danielle Foulk at Thefederalfarmhouse@gmail.com

There is more to be shared on the lives of those who came before us and how this small farming community played a role in the Underground Railroad. Today you'll learn about Rev. Thomas Craven, a staunch abolitionist, and how his connection to the Wehr family that will make you question what roll they played in the Underground Railroad!

{Let's Connect}

Find me on Instagram @farmhousestoryteller

Visit my website www.farmhousestoryteller.com

{Let's collaborate}

Email Danielle Foulk at Thefederalfarmhouse@gmail.com

It's my hope to inspire others to discover their pursuit to happiness and live a more authentic and enriched life.