In preparation for Thailand, we’ve begun to cut back on yeast and grains/sugars.  It sounds kind of extreme.  It actually feels kind of violent, especially when our kids don’t get cereal for breakfast!  To be fair, one reason we decided to do this has been to help address health issues, and it has really worked!…

Last post Mike explained a little behind the “DIY” portion of the title we chose for this blog.  Today, I will share why “The Good Life.”  Partly, we stole it from the vision statement of the super hipster church we call home, Dwell: We believe – God is Good. Life with God is the good…

I grew up in a small town in Imperial County, California. Life was pretty steady there. Surrounded by a vast desert, television and high school was pretty much the only exciting part of life. Life was acceptable. It fit a mold, and if you had a job, a home, and a family, then you were…