It's Good To Be Home!

GEORGIA FOLK AND FARM LIFE - There’s something unmistakably American about a jet ripping across the sky in full afterburner—somewhere between rock-n-roll and a backyard hamburger sizzling on the grill. That’s the world I’ve lived in these last several months while wrapping up my 2025 airshow tour, and it’s been a joy as always.

For over a decade now, I’ve had the honor of narrating some of the biggest aviation events in the United States and Australia—spring through fall, coast to coast—getting folks excited about the aerospace industry and all the possibilities it offers. It’s loud, it’s patriotic, it’s inspiring, and it remains one of the great blessings of my life.

But as much as I love the roar of jet engines, nothing beats rolling back onto Fair Chance Farm for the winter. The firewood is stacked, the coffee tastes better at home, and the stories waiting to be told here in Georgia feel like old friends tapping me on the shoulder.

Many of you have been following our friend and resident sage, Wade Peebles, through a difficult season. Cataracts have dimmed his vision, and until his surgery in early December, he hasn’t been able to work. He was expecting his Social Security income to begin after his birthday, but the government shutdown put everything on pause.

What didn’t pause was this community.

Thanks to your generosity, Wade’s kept a roof over his head and the lights burning down at the Global Headquarters of Georgia Folk and Farm Life. If you feel led to help, he’s on CashApp—and I know he’s grateful for every kindness.

That right there is a Thanksgiving story: people showing up for one another.

So as you dust off the cans of cranberry jelly and start thawing whatever needs thawing, take a moment to be grateful—not just for what we each have, but for what we’ve built together here. A place of honesty and humor, where traditions still matter and neighbors still mean something.

I’m thankful for all of you.I’m thankful to be home.And I’m ready to get back to work telling the stories of rural Georgia—one good tale at a time.