The greatest gift is a treasure of virtues spent

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December 16, 2012 2

Donald Driver wins!

From a boy who lived in a U-Haul trailer to a Super Bowl and now Dancing with the Stars champion, Donald Driver is a winner through and through. We’re blessed to ‘know’ him well in Green Bay…

May 23, 2012 0

PSP [Peninsula State Park] Walk

My wife and I have been ‘power walking’ and thanks to Endomondo, I know that we’ve done 92.38 miles since we started our program and did just over 50 in the month of April at a 4mph or better pace. Yesterday, we did our walk at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, Wisconsin one of the prettiest spots in all of Door County. Click images to enlarge and you’ll see what I mean…

Wisconsin’s only Wilderness Campground (thecabinologist.com)
Door County (heartwellproductions.wordpress.com)
Door County Triathlon (homeaway.com)

May 1, 2012 2

Home, sweet home…

It always gives me great joy to come up our road and see our home and think about how blessed we are to live where we live, not having to deal with so many of the things our friends in big cities and their suburbs have to deal with…

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March 19, 2012 0

Blessings; Sunrises over Lake Michigan

When I was younger I lived on the east coast and I remember traveling to the ocean to watch the sunrise. Twice I saw the sun come up over the Atlantic; once from Newport, RI and once from Montauk, NY. Now, I can see the sunrise over Lake Michigan every day if I want. Looks the same as the Atlantic [but the Atlantic smells better than Lake Michigan]…

September 18, 2011 0

Blessings; bike rides with my youngest son…

Mac has just learned to ride a bike. The other night he went for a 7 mile ride on this little thing. It’s such a blessing to share the simple joy of bike riding with him…

September 15, 2011 0

Blessings; our home

This was the view from our porch last night after dinner. I’m grateful that God has provided this home and this view for our family so far from the drama of living in the Chicago suburbs…

September 14, 2011 0

Blessings; our town

I’m so grateful that I live in a town like Algoma, WI. Oh, sure — like any small town it is full of drama. Views like this in the late summer more than compensate…