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THREE KINDS OF MARRIAGES: The Beautiful, The Heroic ...
Published on May 31st, 2024
My wife, Mary, and I will be married for 36 years on June 4, and during this time I’ve noticed that marriages...Continue Reading
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HOW TO WORK: Mastering the Most Important Homesteading S...
Published on May 28th, 2024
Reading Time = 15 minutes In October 1985, I cut through a tumbledown wire fence and drove my 18 year-old...Continue Reading
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HOW TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFECTIONISM: Too Much ...
Published on May 8th, 2024
Do you feel guilty about the environmental impact of your life Are you having trouble reconciling your ideals for...Continue Reading
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HOME SCHOOLING: How We Do It Differently
Updated on April 13th, 2024
Home schooling is increasing in popularity across North America and other places for a handful of reasons Over the...Continue Reading
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PERFECTIONISM vs. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE: How to Avoid On...
Published on March 28th, 2024
Sooner or later, in more ways than one, staying sane in this life involves mastering mental strategies If you’re a...Continue Reading
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Avoiding a Life of Quiet Desperation
Published on March 20th, 2024
If, as philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote, you feel your life is one of "quiet desperation", you'll get something...Continue Reading
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AN UNPLUGGED PEOPLE: Take a Peek At What The Amish Read
Updated on March 16th, 2024
Back in 2014 or so, an Amish couple – David and Miriam – moved onto an abandoned farm a few miles from our place...Continue Reading
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Idealistic Young Man “Flies Too Close to the Sun&#...
Published on February 20th, 2024
My son Joseph has a YouTube channel of his own, and his special interest is history His most recent video tells the...Continue Reading
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WISDOM & KINDNESS: Lessons I Learned From Grandpa
Published on February 8th, 2024
If he were still alive, my Grandfather would turn 117 years old this year, and I want to tell you about him because of...Continue Reading
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Sane & Sustainable Rural Living Part 1
Published on January 11th, 2024
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on...Continue Reading
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Hands-On Skills Only Part of Home Improvement Success
Published on December 15th, 2023
A good house in good repair – this is my idea of home improvement success If it’s yours too, then I want to explain...Continue Reading
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ADVICE TO A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Ten Years Later, These I...
Published on December 15th, 2023
A few years ago I corresponded with a 20-something year-old young lady named Erica who asked for my advice about her...Continue Reading