Meet my new friend Cash
This month I have turned 74 years old. All of my life I have had a love for horses. Since my early 20’s I’ve never been without a good saddle [...]
Building a Lasting Heritage in a World Unraveling
Our world has entered a season of increasing upheaval, conflict and crises and as I ponder the uncertainty of our future I conclude there are priorities I must pursue if [...]
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 knows me well and figured [...]
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 produce. That has always been [...]
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 smaller yet”. The Celts believed [...]
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 the location of the chapels [...]
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 the ranch facilities. Although new, [...]
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 ideal worthy of pursuit. Total [...]
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 vision and a plan. When [...]
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 A simplified life is not [...]
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