Recipes Cucumber Salad I'm not entirely certain what to call this dish. It seems to align pretty well with what you'll find if you search for Cucumber Salad or Pickled Cucumber Salad... but
Blog All Together My friend Kevin sent this my way... and I thought it was worth sharing. It's brought to you by Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North fame. Here are the lyrics:
A Father’s Day Weekend Adventure My son and I had a spectacular couple of days away this past weekend. We hadn’t made any specific plans except to stay in Twin Falls and do some
Blog My Digital Drawing Setup I've been drawing for a long time. Not professionally, but purely for the enjoyment of creating things on the page. It's really just a relaxing hobby. While I don't do
Blog Pre-Post Self Check Our small group has been discussing screen time. Not the Apple product, but just how much our screens impact our lives. One topic that came up was social media and
Blog Try Something New My friend Kevin has been playing pool lately. We recently discovered The Pocket in Boise and he's been playing quite a bit. Boise’s Best Pool Experience | Incredible Food &
Blog Through A Mirror Dimly It feels like it's been ages, but we've begun meeting again with friends as a Life Group. We kicked things off with discussion about identity, based on a sermon by
Blog Slave Or Subject We're often deceived into thinking that being subject to a king means to give up freedom and individuality. When I picture kings and subjects, I think mostly of movies where
Blog Steam Boat Gulch This weekend's activities included sledding at Steam Boat Gulch. With us went one of our favorite families to adventure with... the McNeese crew. The skies were a beautiful blue with
Adventure Jump Creek January Travis and I ventured out to Jump Creek again. We've hiked here before but I think it was in Spring time and we weren't certain how much water would be
Blog Breath Of Fresh Air Working from home has many great advantages. I've loved being able to work from home. To do my job and take care of our animals and see my wife more
Blog My Own 2021 Call To Action A historic year is over. 2020 is behind us. There were some terrible events and attitudes in society this past year. As a result, public perception seems to be that
Thoughts The Problem With Government Let's be honest. There's not just 1 problem. But as I see it, the biggest problem is this: As soon as the government goes beyond protecting "life, liberty, and the
React React and Third Party Scripts In many React projects, there often comes a time when you'll want to integrate with a third party service that uses their javascript. Maybe it's an analytics or tracking service,
Blog Box Of Beauty Box Canyon Springs is one of too many hidden gems in Idaho. When a thing seems oh so dry and pale and drear, you'd least expect that within lay a
Blog Throwin' Hay Bales I remember a time in my life when I dreamed of technology, modern everything, and the life of ease and fun. My how times have changed. And not. I still
Blog Pie Experimentation Over the years, I've enjoyed making cookies from time to time. I love the responses I get when people enjoy the delicious treats, and I love the homemade goodies myself
Blog Permaculture I've desired a piece of land and a nice garden for a long time. We've also wanted chickens and goats and lots of other things that more property would support.
Blog Computer Security Today has been filled with video training on computer security. It's all very good material, and vital for our employees to know. In all of the videos though, I learned
Blog Developer or Engineer? I didn't go to college to be a software engineer. Actually, I didn't complete college at all. When I did go, my intent was electrical engineering. The problem was, I
Blog Justice - Social or Otherwise I have mixed feelings when it comes to social justice. I know that God is just. Isaiah 30:18 says "...for the Lord is a God of justice, how blessed
Recipes Fried-Day Night We decided to try something new in our kitchen last week. We'd never tried deep frying anything before and thought it would be fun to give it a shot. My
Blog What Is Love? Love is a word that is used often in our culture. Many of us aspire to love well, and even more of us desire to be loved more than almost
Blog Friar Freeman Even not dressed up like a monk, you can't help but see Pastor Mike Freeman as a seeker. His wealth of knowledge and unending humility reflects what must be a
Blog In A Mirror Dimly I stepped onto the elliptical at the Y this morning. It was just before the sun came up when I got there. As I jacked up the music and got
