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The Maddoxes purchased the land after Maddox — an orthopedic surgeon with Southern Bone and Joint Specialists — completed medical training and returned to Dothan to begin his practice. His desire to acquire the property was motivated by cherished childhood memories of times he and his brother, David, spent on the 40-acre farm of a family friend.


“It was absolute heaven for us,” Maddox recalls fondly of those special times. “Being on that farm opened up a world of endless adventures — hiking in the woods, riding horses, building things — all those activities that kids want somebody to introduce into their lives.”


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It was from those boyhood experiences Maddox grew to realize the spiritual bond that can be derived from the physical connection of working the land. So among the fi rst priorities for the good doctor and his wife was to locate a special place of


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their own, where they could share the same types of experiences that the young Maddox cherished so deeply as a boy.


“I’m blessed to have a career that’s meaningful to me and provides the chance to help others medically,” Maddox says. “But I also need this physical connection to the land. This place speaks to me in a very special way and I feel it’s important for me to share that with others.”


Build a haven


When he wasn’t in the operating room or consulting with patients, one would likely fi nd Maddox — and the entire family, for that matter — at the farm, affectionately referred to as their second home, putting up hay, building fences or digging new drainage ditches for one of the farm’s many small lakes and ponds. At the time the Maddoxes purchased the property, the land was composed primarily of peanut fi elds


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ALABAMA SURGEON DERIVES GRATIFICATION FROM MENDING BOTH BROKEN BONES AND DAMAGED FENCES. BUT HIS ULTIMATE REWARD COMES FROM SHARING HIS 350-ACRE FARM WITH FRIENDS AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED.


Situated just outside of Dothan, Ala., (pop., 66,000) is a 350-acre expanse of dense woods, picturesque fi elds and pristine lakes that the owners, Dr. J. Paul Maddox and his wife, Linda, feel compelled to share with others. For the Maddox family, it’s a place that exemplifi es values, responsibility and environmental stewardship. Over the many years since acquiring the property, this gracious and devoutly spiritual family has — with open hearts — hosted hundreds of friends and special guests.


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