Great tasting produce is only the beginning of what your family gets from a garden. Whether your garden is a patio planter or a chunk of earth in the back yard – you can reap many rewards from having one. Richie recently took the camera into our garden to talk about the real value we find […]…
Ever had a season of life that was difficult and you craved clarity, peace, understanding? Are you there right now? If you’ve followed us online for long or been to one of our live events, then you know how important Richie’s time with God in nature is. Recently Richie took the video camera along on […]…
It started out small enough… The old farm house we live in has a space under it that is something between a root cellar and a basement. Mainly, it served as a comfortable home for spiders and rodents. This particular day, I had decided to reclaim this space and make it my own. As I […]…
Leaving can be tough… it sure was for me. But, sometimes there are good reasons for leaving. Click the video link below to hear mine. What has leaving meant to you? Comment below.…
In this video post, Richie reflects on an experience he and Timi had recently while working to repair a plumbing leak in the cellar of the farmhouse they call home. What IS love anyway? The movies tell us it must include passion and romance but life is typically less glamorous but significantly richer and more […]…
Some of this is harder than I thought. But, if I had not chosen to set specific, measurable goals and then taken the additional step of sharing my progress with you, I would have missed out big time. Imagine if I had just chosen “a word for the year”? Wouldn’t that have been better? Nope, […]…
Can you imagine a week without your cell phone, tablet, or computer? I recently grappled with this question in a rather personal way when my smart phone stopped functioning as I was starting a long road trip with our three boys. We were already on the road when the screen suddenly went black… and stayed […]…
At the beginning of this year I shared my goals for the year and pledged to share monthly updates on my progress. There are at least 6 reasons that I don’t want to share my progress report for February. But I’m going to anyway and I’ll tell you why at the end of the post. […]…
~Guest Post – Amy Au [Valentines Day weekend 2015, the movie Fifty Shades of Grey grossed $94 million in it’s 4 day holiday opening weekend. 70% of those who watched the film were reportedly women.] When you see that number you’ll have one of two responses. Either way the dollar amount will be shocking—but will you […]…
At the beginning of this year I (rashly?) chose to share my goals for this year. Many of you expressed an interest in hearing how I was doing at meeting each of those goals. So here goes… The January Report. Spiritual: Listen through the Bible once and the Gospels twice by December 25. I am […]…