One-Word Rules For a Modern Frontier Family Are you part of a frontier family? For those who live on the spiritual frontier, we’re all pilgrims and pioneers. We’re pushing through this life to get someplace else. I’m a simple man. Here’s a plain and practical approach for navigating a frontier family today. For Christian fathers, […]
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Best Day of My Life by Stephen Bly & Podcast
How I Came To Christ A best day in my life happened this way. At age 23, I was married to Janet Chester, had two children, and farming, doing what I wanted to do. Happy with my wife, I loved my sons and family. Ranching and farming tends to be very cyclical and seasonal. You […]
Ever Been To Winchester Lake State Park?
A Touch of Paradise at Winchester Lake State Park For over thirty years, we lived across the road from Winchester Lake State Park in north-central Idaho. What a privilege to hike to and through and three miles around this high mountain vacation spot any time we wanted, any season of the year. You’ve got to […]
Covered Wagon Family & Podcast
Retta felt her thigh muscles burn as she pushed her lace-up, high-top shoes into the dirt. First Joslyn, then Christen fell back. Soon she could see neither. “Don’t turn around and look. I know I can win. I have fast legs and am not fat, Travis Lott. Just have strong bones.” The pale blue prairie […]
Trail Tips For Good Dads & Podcast
HELPS ON THE FAMILY LIFE TRAIL We all need trail tips now and then. Being a parent is more than rushing around in a frenzy of work. Or earning the money. Good dads take time to know themselves, their wives, and especially their children. We want to be good dads, but sometimes we run out […]
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