Family Life & Kids
A glossary of terms
October 25, 2016
It's important for me to define the terms I'm using in this series. When I use the words work, calling, vocation, purpose, I'm not bantering around ambiguous words and I'm not using them interchangeably. I have certain ideas in mind associated with each of these words.
Vocation, Marriage, and Work: An introduction
October 5, 2016
We had a plan. We married and created a family. I stayed home to raise the kids. Damien worked to support us. And then life and living took us on paths we couldn't have imagined.
The late summer season
September 7, 2016
All the news from late summer; homeschooling, adventures, family, gardening, and personal projects.
The place I want to travel
August 26, 2016
The first part of this post is practical and story-telling in nature. Our itinerary, affordability, roadtrip realities, "how we did it", that kind of thing. The last part is when I delve into the heart, and talk about the "places" I really want to travel.
Some thoughts on twenty years of marriage
August 18, 2016
I see my marriage, and the fruit of my marriage, as one of life's greatest gifts. But the uncommon level of dedication and commitment that is required to nurture a marriage is staggering. You don't know this when you get married at twenty. I didn't.
These kids
July 22, 2016
In general I don't post a ton of kid photos on the blog. This isn't a "these are my kids" blog, but today it is.
A working vacation (and feeding piglets)
July 19, 2016
I wasn't expecting this trip out west to be vacation. When our friends in Montreal found out we were traveling for 6 weeks I was clear that this wasn't a vacation, it was a trip.
