No one was screaming or dashing into traffic this time. An increasingly likely yet still unusual scenario for us when loading into our 2001 Astro Van. As I walked around the van to pile in, this guy…
A lot of people like to think parenting works like this magical machine, or black box, that as long as you have the right ingredients you will put a child into this process and they will come out the…
If you’ve known me for a while or read a number of my posts here on substack you may know that playing hockey is one of my absolute favorite things to do with my time. I love every part of it. The…
Finding meaningful friendships is certainly in the upper echelon of the most difficult and most worthwhile efforts an adult can set their mind to. God crafted us human people for relationship with…
Bonus Episode: A sermon from 6/14/24 at Mountain Ministry Church Service in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This sermon continues the church's teaching series on Luke chapter 6 and talks about bearing good…
One rhythm in our marriage that began almost accidentally but I believe has been one of the most important rhythms of our life has been going to bed at the same time. It’s a launch pad for a daily…
I’ve been asking myself this question recently: why are you taking the time to write these posts? They actually take quite a bit of time and my schedule feels maxed out. Although I often wonder how…
Someone asked me recently how I made the transition from Snowboarders & Skiers for Christ to farming in New Hampshire, and whether farming is how we are making a living for our family. The simple…
One of the last summer’s that we were living in Colorado I repaired and sold over 80 lawn mowers. The business was simple. I posted ads online that I would pick up lawn mowers in any condition for…
One of my most up-front goals when I moved to New Hampshire was to slow down. Cities are great at many things, fostering a lifestyle of high productivity is certainly one of them. After living almost…
