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Lessons from Nature: Slow Down and Learn! I suppose one of the core reasons I keep going out into nature with my camera in recent years is to experience the unique tension of exciting encounters that only

Ingredients for a Delightful Marriage: GRACE So far in our recipe for how to create and maintain a delightful marriage relationship, we have covered the importance of work and play. Now let’s talk about an often overlooked

Recipe for a Delightful Marriage: PLAY There is no doubt about it: having fun being playful together has always been a key ingredient to keeping my own marriage delightful and strong. My wife and I have a

(This image of an osprey delivering a nice sturdy branch to its nest will make sense. I hope. Just read…)Ingredients for a Delightful Marriage: WORK I know. “Fun” was the first ingredient I listed in my previous

Ingredients for a Delightful Marriage My wife and one of our dearest friends have established a rhythm of cooking together once a week or so over the last few months. The heart to heart conversations, adventure of

Lessons From Nature: Find Your Element From time to time, I’ll be sharing articles inspired by my experiences and perspectives gleaned from excursions in nature as I seek out interesting wildlife and moments of beauty - my

Parenting with Perspective: Your Teen/Child is an Individual Sometimes we get frustrated, as parents, because our kids aren’t doing things the way we think we would be doing them if we were in their shoes. In fact,

Facing the Hard Things This image is one of my all-time favorites. For so many reasons! Several years ago, my wife and son and I got to go on a dream vacation with our best friends to

What really pushes your buttons and steams you up? Getting stuck in traffic that’s barely crawling. Or just being at the mercy of a driver you’re calling a/an _______ because they _______. Having your best efforts to

Relationships can be frustrating. No doubt about it! Your spouse or partner really raises your blood pressure when they do that same old same old. Sometimes you want to throttle your child for pulling that stunt for