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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...

Dec 1, 2021

plain values

Starting in January, I'll be writing a monthly column in a wonderful magazine called 'Plain Values'...

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Oct 14, 2021

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...

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Jun 18, 2021

gentle man

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

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Jan 25, 2021

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...

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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...

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past posts

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6 days ago

divergence

A couple months ago, a camera crew from North Carolina came and spent a couple of days at our farm filming some of our story and life...

Jun 19

papa what if

it's a very special Father's Day for me this year. Actually a special Papa's day...

May 5

The FLOG is Back... sort of...

For the next 30 days, we’ll do our best to make 30 flogs as we countdown the days and prepare for The Homestead Festival...

Apr 26

an evening of hope

Next Friday, Bob Goff is coming to be our guest speaker at our yearly fundraising dinner for the school...

Apr 20

build it and he will come

A few weeks ago, we had some fun in the backfield behind our farmhouse recreating the opening scene of Field of Dreams...

Apr 12

flower girl

This weekend Indy and I made a quick trip to Indiana for my nephew Cody's wedding...

Mar 22

a league of our own

Without meaning to, there seems to be a theme to everything that is happening around us this Spring... baseball.

Mar 1

field of dreams

On June 3rd & 4th here at our farm, we're putting on our first annual Homestead Festival...

Jan 2

twenty twenty-one

As we step into the new year, I thought it might be fun to take a few minutes to look back at just a few highlights from this past year...

Dec 12, 2021

breakfast with santa

It turns out Santa Claus is a biscuit & gravy fan. Yesterday he made his yearly trip from the North Pole to our little family cafe...

Dec 1, 2021

plain values

Starting in January, I'll be writing a monthly column in a wonderful magazine called 'Plain Values'...

Nov 17, 2021

funny farm

Stand-up comedian Henry Cho is coming to the concert hall at our farm on Dec 3rd...

Nov 4, 2021

Little Huck

'Little Huck, the water duck wasn't like the others' And so begins the story of Little Huck, my new children's book..

Oct 14, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

ballerina

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

May 28, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

'grand' mother goose

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

Apr 23, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

seven

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

Feb 16, 2021

pony girl

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

Feb 12, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

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, 2021

dinner time

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

Jan 5, 2021

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, 2021

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...

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scenes from one man's extraodinary, ordinary life

plain values

the joey+rory show

gentle man

times are a-changin'

this life I live

past posts

Latest blog post

divergence

papa what if

The FLOG is Back... sort of...

an evening of hope

build it and he will come

flower girl

a league of our own

field of dreams

twenty twenty-one

breakfast with santa

plain values

funny farm

Little Huck

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