For most of my life I have been an absolute sugar junkie. It was my entire childhood. It went with me well into adult hood, as you can tell. No days things are different. My lovely bride Stacie D

This journey keeps taking more twists and turns, and we keep learning new things. I already eat 100% plant based and intermittent fast, but is there more I can do?! Yes, yes there is. Recently my lovely

Finally... Finally. After months of training I am beginning to see some physical results. That is the upside. The down side is my body hates it. Haha I am 6'5" and 270 lbs. I lift heavy stuff and

When we first started putting this garden together we had very limited resources. It was a regular grass yard, and we knew that we didn't want to till it. We dug holes for the plants, added some old mulch,

It is always such a beautiful day when we decide to go swimming. That is exactly the case for our last visit to our favorite swimming hole. It is a little out of the way place back in the woods. The water

I was in a conversation the other day with my family about the complexity of our world and existence, and caught myself telling them things that I had learned that were untrue. There are many things in

“Hey, how much for these,” I said while holding up two round glasses. The tired man looked up from behind the table with a quick and childlike excitement that slowly melted into something much more. “You

You could used the word 'hooked', or maybe even 'addicted', when you try to describe my love for fried potatoes. Over the course of my life the potatoes have changed, but they have always been one of my

There is a depth to life that is often not portrayed on social media. Most content, especially mine, is uplifting and encouraging. Today is balance. There was a death on our homestead, and combine that

I can't believe the effect that a turtle has on me. Everytime I find one It really makes the day just that much better. When I was younger I used to raise a couple of turtles. They were painted turtles,

The other day I was reading a book, well, I was listening to a book on audible. It was a book about being happier. It may not be what you think, it was actually about quieting your inner voice through

This is an open response to a simple question. I was invited to a family bible study. The short answer was no, but it is so much more than that. I never turn down someone to hurt anyone's feelings. When

“This is a new age for you,” she said adjusting the lining of Lydia's skirt again. Rosemary wiggled. “Of course it is, every birthday is a new age.” “Stop wiggling like you're three years old. You know

Life never seems to have a dull moment these days. Between helping friends and taking care of the house we are in, there plenty to do. Working all the time doesn't really give me what I need. Sure, it

The other day I found myself having a conversation with my youngest son about the things that are happening in our life. Not just our personal world, but the world around us. I found myself speaking in

Just trust me... Have you ever heard that line. It seems to be a pretty common plea for understanding. We all have different views and opinions, but what is the need for trust. Is it a balance that needs

“Battery dead?” Chloe looked up from the hood of her car to see a man about her age standing in a stained, sleeveless t-shirt and ripped jeans. He might have been cute under the layers of dirt and grease,

After a nice deep breath, let's get into the video. From the time we are born we are compared to others. From our birth size and weight, to our college graduation. That is where it just keeps going as

This is my five minute freewrite, which was inspired by this prompt by @mariannewest. Kate looked into the mirror in her bedroom and saw that her reflection had disappeared. Not again, she thought desperatly.

Two...long...weeks. I took two weeks to my self. No social media. No content creation. No reading or watching the news. No injecting myself with others ideas or thoughts. I found... My life. It doesn't