Faith, Friends and Fortitude
“A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 I hadn’t hugged her for years. Not...
Bucket List Trips With Parents Were Worth It
Note: This article appeared in various newspapers and magazines. We’re in the season of Mother’s and Father’s Days and I wanted to share it...
Video – Grand Canyon Rafting – Bucket List Trip
In June 2011, after a patient 17 year wait on the National Park Service's permit "waiting list," I was awarded a permit to lead...
Family conversation about ketchup is not about ketchup
It’s amazing what I don’t hear when I listen. I hadn’t thought much about our lunch topic and lamented more about the inevitable issues...
Cross-country road trip tests family harmony
“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with...
Road tripping beats mall shopping
Category: Road-trip Anxiety Level: Prepacking Stress – High Clearing Off My Desk – Extreme Level of Difficulty: Easy (once I’m driving) Results of...
Family Takes on Trailer Recycling Project
(Chico Enterprise-Record & Growing Up Chico Magazine) It was the perfect project. The challenge required imagination and met my testosterone fix. The task: rebuilding...
Bucket List Trips With Parents Were Worth It
(Chico Enterprise-Record, September 2012) ‘Bucket list’ wasn’t in my parents’ vocabulary when I was a kid. The buckets we used carried paint. My folks live...