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….
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9 startling ideas preached by South Carolina Latter-day Saints
What crazy concepts do Latter-day Saints preach on Sundays? Last Sunday, I attended the Seneca Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rank-and-file members (no paid clergy, no preachers, no professional sermons) took to the stand to share their personal, individual experiences with living the principles of their faith. Latter-day Saints call…
Two wonder women died this day
Where did they go and what will they be doing? On the path of starting a publishing business, writing blogs and books, and homeschooling our children, life decides a detour is in order. But death is more than a detour; it is a passing from one existence to another, from mortality to immortality. Today, December 13, marks the…
How a sunset inspired a purpose-driven, daddy-daughter conversation
Not long ago, my twelve-year-old daughter Casey and I took a stroll around the park to watch the sunset. It was beautiful! But what was even more impressive was Casey’s words of wisdom and stimulating questions. “Dad, do you think God put us here at this exact moment for a purpose?” asked Casey. “Yes,” I…
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…
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 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…
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