An Oregon Trail Wagon – Another stroke on the canvas of Timber Butte
Not long ago a good friend of mine gave me a call asking if I knew where he could purchase an old wagon wheel. He [...]
Nancy’s Garden Chicken Moat
Growing a thriving garden in the country is always a challenge when all around there are so many adversaries wanting to help themselves to its [...]
Prayer Chapel – Part 3 – “A Thin Place”
Discovering “A Thin Place” There is an old Celtic saying, “Heaven and earth are only feet apart, but in those thin places the distance is [...]
Chapel at Timber Butte – Part 2 – A labor of love
A labor of love... Building a foundation on the Chief Cornerstone The day Nancy and I went up the hill to stake out [...]
A Prayer Chapel for Timber Butte Homestead
When passing through the entry gate at Timber Butte Homestead it’s difficult not to notice a granite rock chapel perched on a barren hill overlooking [...]
Sustainability – More than an idealistic lifestyle
Attempting to live a fully sustainable life on a planet with a population approaching eight billion people may be an impossibility, but it’s still an [...]
Steps for a Simplified & Sustainable Life – A series
Step 4 – Live deliberately A deliberate life is one lived with a sense of purpose. It’s a life committed to the fulfillment of a [...]
Steps for a Sustainable/Simplified Life – Downsizing for the sake of up-sizing our lives
Todd Johnson replaces a chain saw carburetor in my newly organized shop. Step 3 - Downsizing for the sake of up-sizing our lives [...]
Steps to a More Sustainable/Simplified Life – Defining your Vision
Step Two - Defining Your Vision... If you were to visit Timber Butte Ranch you may notice a sign hung high under the crown of [...]
Steps to a More Sustainable/Simplified life – Answering the question
Step one - Asking the question “What is it you want?” – More than a question, but a prayer Tri & Nancy contemplating the [...]
