May - 2019

this life i live

scenes from one man's extraodinary, ordinary life

I started writing this blog in January 2014, a few weeks before our little girl Indiana was born. We started documenting our ordinary life, believing that God was going to give us an extraordinary story. And He has...

May 31, 2019

a memorable memorial day

Over the past hundred and twenty-something years, the house had been well-loved and well lived in, but it was clear it needed a lot of work.

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May 17, 2019

seven years ago today

Seven years ago today, May 17, 2012... my wife Joey and I made a very special music video called "When I'm Gone."

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May 7, 2019

growing Indy

A few days ago, we planted vegetables in our garden and I couldn’t help but think about how much our little girl Indiana has grown and changed since we planted our first garden without Joey in the spring of 2016. We’re planting vegetables. ...but we’re growing love.

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past posts

Latest blog post

Oct 14

the joey+rory show

From 2012-14, my wife Joey and I had a television show that was on every week all across the country. And it completely changed our lives...

Jun 25

today

I've had the privilege to be on the Today Show a few times over the years, but this time was a bit different...

Jun 18

gentle man

After months and months of working; recording, mixing, filming, editing, and waiting - my record Gentle Man comes out in stores today...

May 30

ballerina

Indiana loves to dance. She always has. So when she started real ballet lessons here at home, she was really excited...

May 28

learn to homestead

We hosted a big event here at our farm last weekend. 350 people from all across the country came to 'learn how to homestead in a weekend'...

May 18

time machine

"To the casual eye it's a barstool, but it's really much more than it seems. A few songs & then, I'm with her again..."

May 9

motherless day

In May 2014, Joey celebrated her first Mother's Day with our two-month-old daughter Indiana. Today we celebrated it the best we could...

Apr 28

'grand' mother goose

When Indy's grandma was in town recently, she showed Indy how to Mama our new baby goslings...

Apr 23

one more angel

Well..the unimaginable has happened. There's really no other way to say it. It's the same song, only someone else is singing with me...

Apr 22

small talk cafe

Our little family cafe's slogan is: "changing lives, one bite at a time..." and I believe they do just that. They have sure changed ours.

Apr 19

farewell party

Indy and I drove to Indiana a couple of weeks ago to spend time with family and attend a farewell party for someone special...

Mar 26

motel room

My moment of surrender was on a bus going nowhere. During a time when I was doing well on the outside, but on the inside, I was drowning...

Mar 23

sad happy

On Sunday, Joey got to see her Daddy again for the first time in 5 years. On her side of heaven, I'll bet there was a lot of rejoicing...

Mar 15

homesteading

On our farm, we have been homesteading for a while now. Working to build a more self-sustainable life, in every possible way...

Mar 8

one angel

We all sat on a blanket by the cross and talked about Indy's Mama and how it has been five years since she passed away...

Feb 27

seven

Indiana recently turned seven years old. How can that be? Just yesterday, I was carrying her around everywhere...

Feb 16

pony girl

Indy had her first horse riding lesson last Saturday afternoon...

Feb 12

my valentine

Five years ago, Joey gave me a gift. A Valentine's card. It was the last note, the written words, and card I would ever receive from her...

Feb 8

grandpa jack

Joey's daddy came to visit from Indiana this past weekend and spend a few days here at the farm with us...

Feb 7

muletown in the round

On Thursday night we had our first songwriters show at Marcy Jo's Muletown in a long while... and it was wonderful!

Jan 25

times are a-changin'

This is the first song I’m sharing from my new solo record. Even though it's nearly 60 years old, it feels like it was written for today...

Jan 7

dinner time

Our family restaurant had a special 'friends & family' trial run last night in Muletown...

Jan 5

little schoolhouse on the prairie

Just a few days before the kids' Christmas break, the schoolhouse here at the farm held a special "Little House On The Prairie" day...

Jan 1

a brand new day

I’ve got a soft spot for life-changing stories. Especially in this age of cancel-culture where we are led to believe...

Nov 16, 2020

fried chicken

After twelve weeks of raising them, on Saturday, we harvested almost a hundred of our chickens here on the farm...

Nov 9, 2020

turkey time

Early this morning, Indy and I helped round up the turkeys that in a few weeks we will be "giving thanks" for...

Jun 4, 2020

first walk to school

Indy wanted to walk to school by herself for the first time this morning - and so I let her. She walked, and I cried... the whole way....

May 4, 2020

the napping house

After lunch today, in the bed swing on our back porch, one of our favorite children's books came to life today...

May 3, 2020

saturday on the farm

It was sunny and beautiful here on the farm today. Perfect weather to get some work done and have some fun together doing it...

May 2, 2020

cinnamon roll-out

After being shut down for a few weeks because of co-vid, our family-owned cafe is re-opening, starting tomorrow morning...

May 1, 2020

first podcast

I’ve been thinking about doing a podcast for a good while but have never done one, til now...

Apr 30, 2020

joey takes indy to the farm store

I was looking through an old hard drive the other day and came across some footage I hadn't seen before.

Apr 29, 2020

lawn mower dreams

I've been dreaming of getting a new Zero-turn mower. A few days ago, Indy and I made another trip to Tractor Supply...

Apr 28, 2020

good day for a ride

It was a beautiful day here on the farm for a ride... on a bicycle built for two.

Apr 26, 2020

flogging

Starting today…my birthday... I’m going to start doing a daily FLOG (farm + vlog)...

Jan 22, 2020

special day at school

It was a special day at the farm today. It was sunny and beautiful, in the middle of January… but it was also the last day for a couple...

Jan 7, 2020

indiana with an e

Indy’s favorite show is called “Anne With An E .” It’s a new Canadian tv series that has found its way to Netflix, and in time, our...

Dec 25, 2019

christmas day

Sharing the song “Jingle Bells” yesterday that Indy sang, reminded me of another Christmas song that a different little girl once sang...

Dec 24, 2019

jingle bells

This is a song I’ve heard a million times, but not like this…

Dec 1, 2019

zoo trip

A week or so ago, Indy and I and the kids, teachers and parents from our schoolhouse took a trip in the tour 'school' bus to the zoo...

Sep 9, 2019

this life I live

"This Life I Live" is my weekly docu-series: “vlog” series of sorts, that captures our lives and tells stories in an more intimate way...

Jul 15, 2019

graduation day

It seemed like just last year Indy was starting school and here she is graduating already. From preschool that is... A few days before we...

Jul 12, 2019

farm of many faces

Last month, I was blessed to get to visit a very special place that Joey and I had both dreamed about going to... Joel Salatin's Polyface...

Jun 18, 2019

a mighty wind

Last night just before dark, a big storm came blowing through our back field. Hard rain and straight-lined winds of over 60 mph...

May 31, 2019

a memorable memorial day

Over the past hundred and twenty-something years, the house had been well-loved and well lived in, but it was clear it needed a lot of work.

May 17, 2019

seven years ago today

Seven years ago today, May 17, 2012... my wife Joey and I made a very special music video called "When I'm Gone."

May 7, 2019

growing Indy

A few days ago, we planted vegetables in our garden and I couldn’t help but think about how much our little girl Indiana has grown and...

Feb 14, 2019

just married

Our middle daughter Hopie has always wanted to be married since as far back as I can remember.

Feb 11, 2019

some beach

It’s been a long summer and fall. Thankfully, now that our film Finding Josephine is out and the Tennessee winter is getting colder…...

Feb 5, 2019

behind the scenes

Our movie Finding Josephine comes out in stores today. It’s an incredibly special day for all of us who’ve worked so hard on the movie.

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everyone's life is a story... this is ours.

scenes from one man's extraodinary, ordinary life

a memorable memorial day

seven years ago today

growing Indy

past posts

Latest blog post

the joey+rory show

today

gentle man

ballerina

learn to homestead

time machine

motherless day

'grand' mother goose

one more angel

small talk cafe

farewell party

motel room

sad happy

homesteading

one angel

seven

pony girl

my valentine

grandpa jack

muletown in the round

times are a-changin'

dinner time

little schoolhouse on the prairie

a brand new day

fried chicken

turkey time

first walk to school

the napping house

saturday on the farm

cinnamon roll-out

first podcast

joey takes indy to the farm store

lawn mower dreams

good day for a ride

flogging

special day at school

indiana with an e

christmas day

jingle bells

zoo trip

this life I live

graduation day

farm of many faces

a mighty wind

a memorable memorial day

seven years ago today

growing Indy

just married

some beach

behind the scenes