Regaining a perspective of blessing – Entry #141
Elk herd crossing Timber Butte I confess – plumbing isn’t my favorite past time. I’ve found most plumbing jobs require climbing [...]
Apprenticeship – A necessary ingredient for sustainable living – Entry #140
Uncle Floyd's handmade plane Dad still mixing cement at 91 Our son & daughter Brook & Kate work on a foundation [...]
It’s scary cold – yet always a hidden blessing – Entry #139
Tuesday morning we woke up to a thermometer that read one degree below zero and a heater [...]
Elliot’s Turkey – Entry #138
Elliot's kitchen I have heard of deep frying turkeys but up until this Thanksgiving I had never personally experienced one. Until this [...]
A few antiques for sale – Entry #136
White sewing machine with manual and attachments $150 Today we cleaned out a room in the barn in preparation of turning it into a butcher shop [...]
Winter readiness – Entry #134
Our daughter Kate rode to a neighbor's ranch at age 12 for eggs, milk & coffee Being prepared for winter before the [...]
Eagle Eye’s grave? – Entry #133
Not too long ago Nancy and I decided to take a break from our normal work routine to take a long horseback ride in the hills near our home. On [...]
An unusual meeting at Windsor Castle – Entry #132
Ken & Tri with Prince Phillip and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Delegates leaving Windsor Castle In the first week of November [...]
Old Friends make the best sauce – Entry #131
Whenever Tri has to travel I often have two very dear old friends offer to stay with me here at Timber Butte in [...]
The long journey home – Entry #130
A long commute to and from work is actually not very energy efficient, especially for those of us who endeavor to [...]
“Scouting the Divine – My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey” – Entry #129
Margaret Feinburg I always find it hard to answer the question, “Who’s your favorite author?” I have a number of favorite authors for a number [...]
Extracting honey made simple – Entry #128
My bee friend Mike Lutz Our first two gallons of homegrown honey Last April after attending a brief beekeeping seminar I brought [...]
Root cellar upgrades & improvements – Entry #127
Exterior & interior doors Mold formed on canning jar caps The six inch vent pipe In December of 2008 I wrote a series [...]
Meet the R.O.M.E.O.’s – Retired-Old–Men-Eating–Out
For the last two years Nancy and I have been blessed by an annual visit from the Romeos. The Romeos (an acronym for Retired Old Men Eating Out) are a [...]
A grand Jack-O-lantern carving party – Entry #126
What do you do with a root cellar full of pumpkins? I guess there are a lot of things that could be done such as preserving pie filling, making dozens [...]
Chive biscuits – Entry #125
After the shock of the first fall freeze nearly everything in the garden withered into mounds of brown heaps except the root crops [...]
The last harvest – Entry #124
Last week our local weather man reported that fall was ready to fall. The temperatures throughout September had been delightful, but as October opened its door a cold front came [...]
Building a log framed porch – Entry #123
A couple of weeks ago my son Brook and I were pondering the front entrance of our family cabin. Brook was saying that it looked somehow incomplete and that a [...]
Creative longings of the heart – Entry #122
I’ve resisted writing about our latest projects here at Timber Butte because up until now most everything we’ve done has had some sustainable purpose. [...]
What we learned from Y2K about sustainability – Entry #121
For us Y2K served as a prophetic warning for harder days ahead. I didn’t scoff or dismiss the warning like many, but rather asked some [...]
The rest before the fall – Entry # 120
Our week in Washington D.C. marked a rich conclusion to a really stretching year. Not only did we have the honor of praying over the U.S. House of Representatives, but [...]
Tri’s opening prayer over the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C. on September 16th – Entry #119
Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick affirms the Vineyard Chrisitan Fellowship in Boise, Idaho before the House of Representatives.
Vision of a plastic factory-Entry#118
ReForm: Impacting real world situations from Vineyard Boise on Vimeo.
“Menuchah” – A quiet resting place – Entry #117
One Sunday afternoon in 1999 our son Brook took Nancy and I to a secluded timbered ridge that overlooked a peaceful valley known as High Valley. He showed us five [...]
How God used Louis L’Amour to change my life – Entry #116
I believe in destiny. I believe every person has a divine purpose and a special reason for walking this earth. I [...]
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