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April 2013

April 19, 2013

Hats Off To You, Boston P.D.!

We live under a blanket of protection; a strong, thick cover of safety provided by...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Sandhill Crane Migration

Each March and April, half a million Sandhill cranes migrate through a stretch of Nebraska...

March 25, 2013

Unable-To-Do-Anything Faith

Have you ever been pinned down and unable to do anything? I had a friend,...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

“We’ll Pay You Cash For Well-Behaved Kids!”

Think parenting is a thankless job? Well, think again. Or, better yet…stop thinking and go...

February 10, 2013

What’s The Deal…My Marriage Isn’t Relational Bliss?

Sometimes things that are meant to do one thing do the opposite. Take the device...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Men, Friendship, and Swimming Upstream

Each man needs a solid brother or two, yet this type of friendship isn’t easy...

January 28, 2013

Truth…It’s Just Crazy Enough It Might Work

Want to do something refreshing? Want to get noticed? Want to stand out? Turns out,...

January 25, 2013

Six Of My Favorite Story Songs (Videos)

We’re in the dead of winter, and the hand-chapping winds outside have invited themselves inside...

January 14, 2013

Clicking Parties and Other Milestones

Our youngest daughter, Claire, has had a hard time learning to read. Our first two...

January 10, 2013

BOOK TRAILER for “Man on the Run”

Here's the video book trailer for "Man on the Run." Check it out, and then...

January 07, 2013

“Thanks, Farmers!” – From Sportsmen

I think many sportsmen are farmers at heart. They’ve simply missed their calling. Think about...

January 04, 2013

Tebow, Burkhead, and Osborne

In a day when ship captains push aside women to leap into lifeboats, and when...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

New Year’s Resolution #1

Let's make something other than body fat our focus in 2013. If you’re like me,...

December 27, 2012

“Daddy, What’s Real…Disney or Planet Earth?”

I’ve been watching Planet Earth with my family. Huge kudos to the BBC Natural History...

December 20, 2012

5 Dumb Things I Did (Or Almost Did) In Past 10 Days

1. Chased a mouse in my boot: On Monday night, I slipped on my Muck...

December 10, 2012

Setting A High Bar For Future Suitors

Listen up all you grade-school boys, in about ten years, you’re going to need to...

December 09, 2012

Resisting “Staggerment” This Christmas

I’m losing sleep at night. The last time the trailer for “The Hobbit” flashed across...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

Enjoy The Holiday Season Without Guilt

I will exercise less this month. I will eat more butter. And I will feel...

November 09, 2012

The New World Good Music Brings

“The music, while it lasted, brought a new world into being.” – Wendell Berry in Jayber...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

The Whitetail Rut…They’re Crazy!

The air almost smells different. It’s the beginning of the rut, a frenzied time of...

October 26, 2012

Why Nipping At Others Doesn’t Work In Kennels Or Marriages

Nobody likes to be nipped at all the time. Just ask our German Wirehair, Ezra....

October 19, 2012

Lance Armstrong’s Ends…Do They Justify His Means?

A friend recently asked a question that many of us are asking these days. He...

October 11, 2012

Bowhunting & Debating – Paul Ryan Makes The Connection!

If you like to hunt and fish, you've got to admire a politician who approaches...

October 03, 2012

What Do You Feel Like Doing…And Does It Even Matter?

What do you feel like doing? Ask me that question, and at any given moment,...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Proving Your Love By Beating Up A Moose

How do you know you have an enduring marriage to a highly committed mate?...

September 06, 2012

Becoming a Palpable Presence in Our Children’s Lives

Some dads are present sometimes. Some are absent. And then some are palpable presences in...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Entitlement, Candy Canes, & Richard Cory

Entitlement is the thistle taking over the garden of the American dream. It simply will...

August 20, 2012

Calvin Miller, Making Choices, and Following Through

I'm feeling sad over the death of Calvin Miller. I not only appreciate his...

August 11, 2012

Hmmmm…A Sportsman Vice President

In three months we might have a sportsman for our vice president, and that thought...

August 02, 2012

Shame and Shock Collars

Shame makes the world go round, but I'm starting to feel motion sickness. Shame is...