Family Life & Kids

The late summer season

September 7, 2016

All the news from late summer; homeschooling, adventures, family, gardening, and personal projects.

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.

Summer Intentions

July 6, 2016

We arrived in Montana late Sunday night, after driving west for days on I-94. The air was redolent with pine, the stars bright in the wide open sky. The space felt warm, open, relaxed.