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"I finally found it!" My daughter’s enthusiastic declaration jolted me from the stillness of an otherwise calm and predictable morning. With questions colliding in my mind (What had she found? Why the sense of urgency? Did I forget that she had been looking for something?), I managed to compose a coherent response. “That’s wonderful, dear! Tell me all about it,” I replied. Little did I know that this brief exchange would alter the course of our lives. My daughter, Whitney, had located a beautiful rural property for sale in Carroll County, Maryland. With 33 picturesque acres, a large manor home listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a small cottage in need of some love, this hidden treasure built in 1861 would soon become home to some of us and the focus of a new family business venture for all of us. The catch was that the property was only available to tour for one week and offers were due by Friday evening. All of us had full lives, including careers and children, so finding a convenient time for a group visit was challenging. But once we viewed the details of the property online, we were united in our determination to carve out the time to head up to Westminster. So it was that one morning in April of 2021, my daughters Ashleigh and Whitney, my son Caleb, my son-in-law Luke, and my daughter-in-law Rachel arrived at the entrance to the property (or The Farm, as we like to call it) for an open house. Although we were in separate vehicles, our thoughts were remarkably alike. We will never forget the scene before us as we slowly rounded the corner by the large bank barn.