Important things to ponder as we age

Dixi Wellman
Aug 14, 2025
Aug 14, 2025

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Feeling blessed and deeply rooted in aging. Gracefully, question mark? I don’t know if there’s a litmus test for getting old, but I do believe I check a lot of boxes.

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The Rusty and Dixi Wellman family is deeply rooted in Nebraska, raising Wagyu cattle, Vizsla hunting dogs and chickens. They also co-run a nonprofit that puts local beef on thousands of school kids’ lunch plates, and love sharing their faith and passion for small towns, agriculture, rural living, small business owners, and servant leadership.