While housesitting in South Carolina, I prayed for insight and wisdom on how I might better place my trust in the Lord and in His timing. Thanks to a loving Heavenly Father who always keeps His promises, inspiration came from the most unlikely of experiences. Salem, South Carolina, and immediate surroundings boast over a hundred waterfalls….
Tag: Adventures
My chili did what?
Funny but true story. It involves the ever delightful Denielle, a pair of female missionaries, and a chilling chili contest. To tell this story, I will need to take you back to our first year together as a married couple. The year was 1997. We lived in a quaint, two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen used more for storage…
Story Story: The essential part of any journey to success
My events leading up to finishing the book Story Story I awake from a dream I remember not. I spy the alarm clock: 5:44 am. “Yikes! It’s time to get Kaelyn to seminary!” I say as I strategically bump Denielle with my hand feigning a stretch. She doesn’t budge. My turn to get up. I fetch a…
Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow
“But we are only eight verses away,” Neil says excitedly as we were about to conclude our family scripture study. “We have to finish it!” For the first time as a family, we are about to complete the Book of Mormon, cover to cover. Yes, we have read many times from the Book of Mormon, but…
Wands at the ready: How to build a family farm on faith
What makes a good story good? Why are some stories, you know, the tween-turn-teen-muddles-through-life-to-discover-he’s-really-a-wizard-and-will-go-on-to-defeat-the-bad-guys kinds of stories, so powerful they sell millions of books and gets retold in another million mediums? Why do we relate so fondly to characters who seem at first blush ordinary but later discover within themselves extraordinary gifts and power? Because…
Happy birthday! I am a child of God
Lil’ Lydia’s birthday is this weekend. She turns four. Although adopted this year, Lydia has been with us now for more than half her life. She came to us in need of physical and spiritual adjustment. She now physically and spiritually blesses us. As we were watching General Conference, the organist played the prelude to…
The mind of God revealed in a weekend
My current vocabulary is not equipped with the right words to convey my joy of writing to you today. The Spirit is strong right now, and what I mean by that is I can feel the fruits of the Holy Ghost: kindness, charity, joy, righteousness, peace, a desire to do good works, a desire to…
My purpose-driven blog post and its potential to drive you crazy
Living life with intent by prioritizing those things that matter most “I thought we would have more time to study together,” I commented to Denielle this morning as we exercised by walking the hills of a nearby neighborhood. “How are we busier now than before this new adventure?” It is an interesting phenomenon that a worldschooling, blogging-podcasting-publishing-business husband…
How a hotdog, bounce house, and a pastor had an eternal impact
This planet is bursting with good people doing good things for good reasons. They say hi when you walk by. They share a kind word when you most need it. They pick up trash in the park. They pray with you in an Aldis parking lot. They even offer hotdogs, chips and cookies to a…
How a cub scout trip to City Hall could change the world
Answer to all life’s problems inspired by the mayor of Papillion “Yes?” asks Mayor Black, pointing to my son Neil. “My dad likes to pick up trash in the park,” Neil says, lowering his hand as he responds to the mayor’s question. “That’s good,” says the mayor. “That means I don’t need to use your money…
Thats A Morey 