Rearranging Furniture

My family and I rearranged furniture in several rooms yesterday afternoon, and now I have an office again after several years without. Sometimes that’s what you have to do. A previous arrangement may have suited well enough before, but now it bears re-visiting. And if your goals and needs have changed in the interim, perhaps…More

The MacFarlanes

Summary My family celebrated my son Enoch’s 5th birthday last night. To that end, we enjoyed having some guests over. While our guests were over, we got into talking about genealogy, and that reminds me that I want to share with you some of the interesting things I have learned about my MacFarlane ancestors on…More

Marriage and Thanksgiving

The day before yesterday was my wife Lauren’s and my 14-year anniversary, and we chose strategically to get married the week of Thanksgiving because we want to remember to have an attitude of gratitude about our marriage. Yesterday was Thanksgiving 2020, and we had our neighbors over to share a meal and thank God for…More

Commentary On The Hard Times

Even before all the craziness surrounding COVID-19, the past couple of years have proven a challenge for me and my family.  But why did I get into political commentary to begin with, and why will I not leave these things well enough alone, particularly in light of hardships?  This is my story. Intro/Outro Music: Black…More