Live by the coin, die by the coin. A month ago, we found ourselves crossing the border into Mexico at the Tapachula crossing at 1:00AM....

A few days ago, it was my birthday. My loving wife let me know that I was going away for a few days to take some time to clear my mind,...

Dear, You Guys, Baby steps are the only way to take on a change as significant as we have this year. In fact, any lasting change I've...

Fifteen years ago, I met a woman that I instantly became best friends with. We sat in her car talking about our lives, families,...

I sat at the computer, wondering what I would write about until Maria brought me my coffee. We walk a lot here. We have been doing our...

As a storyteller, I have always preferred music that contained meaningful wording. I like lyrics that transport me to places off the...

We are certain of something we currently cannot see. As we pick up little pieces of trash from the beach with a small group of kids, the...

There's a shift that happens in one's way of thinking with travel. It's why we've been ok pulling our kids out of school, homeschooling,...

We are almost a month into our project in action. I want to dive into the details! First off, I want to thank everyone that has chosen...

Six weeks in Guatemala after a big move and lots of change. I want to zero in on each of the kids, look at the challenges they are facing...

We are so excited about what is happening. Just five short weeks ago, we were getting on a plane and in shock that it was happening....

Ouuuulala! It's been a month here in Guatemala, and I have been ITCHING to have the time, health, space, and mental capacity to write...

It’s hard to find a starting point for this section of our family story. There is a lot of great material I am behind on in communicating...

One step at a time. It's easy to get ahead of myself when there is so much to get done. Over and over again, I forget to simply focus on...

When asking friends what their preferred way out of this life would be, the answer is almost always "dying in my sleep." While there are...

The Giving Experiment is our attempt as a family to create positive ripples. In past posts, I've admitted that we have no idea what we're...

Everybody knows that the key to happiness is gratefulness. How to be happy isn't the question. The question is how to practice...

A couple years ago I ran out onto the run way of the Nelson airport and stopped a small plane that was doing approach and landing...

Achieving goals doesn't just happen. 35 years have gone by, and I'm still not the fireman I said I would be back before kindergarten! The...

Do you know that honeymoon feeling of love with someone new? We've got a case of it in our family. Today was officially our last full day...