Squawkers

Squawkers

All the signs of spring have finally come to our little corner of the Northeast: buds are forming on the trees, frost is hit-or-miss in the mornings, and my wife is out in the yard squawking at the tree line. That last springtime correlation is a relatively new...
A Growth Mindset

A Growth Mindset

We were reading through one of my favorite passages of the Bible the other day in church. “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will...
What the crap?!

What the crap?!

When we first started into our health journey last fall, we were helped along by Candice, a newer friend who, at the time, was in the process of finishing up her certification as a functional nutrition counselor. The conversation started out like you’d expect it...
Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It?

“Sure, the science behind the value of improving one’s gut health makes sense. And, yeah, I’m definitely struggling with several of the symptoms associated with a poor gut microbiome…but the COST. Are the probiotics and supplements you’re talking about REALLY worth...
Yurt Living

Yurt Living

Whenever we have a guest over to our place for the first time, I’m reminded that our home is kind of weird. In fact, it’s become sort of standard protocol when greeting a newcomer in our driveway, that for the first several minutes of our initial dialogue,...