Finding Your Path™

What's DK Been Up To?

My wife, DK, is never happy unless she has three or four projects in the works at once. Oh wait... I'm like that, too! I guess you could say it's a family thing. Anyway, a few weeks ago she went to work on a project she's wanted to do for years. She's working with veterans in family entertainment on this one and it's pretty exciting. It's an equestrian project for kids, called iHorseClub™. There's a big colorful link in my sidebar, too. Can't miss it. Gotta tell ya, this project is pretty cool; I have a feeling it's gonna get big in a hurry.

They're running a horse video every day on the home page. I liked this one; the music is great so I thought I'd post it. Hope you like it. Check out the site!

Mitch

New Digs

Hi Gang...

Well, DK and I have been in our new house for about 9 weeks and we love it. Location is great (for us) and the house is a dream. I posted a couple pics of the outside a while back. So, I thought I would share a few pics of the inside.

This is our hearthroom - first thing you see when you come inside.

That's the ceiling. The builder, Mike Dobbs, embedded a 9 foot antique door in the masonry. Amazing.

This is our kitchen.

This is one corner of my new office.

This is part of my action figure collection.

This is our "Zeeba" bathroom - the artistic touch of a previous owner. DK hates it. LOL Me? I'm trying to embrace it!

This is my best bud, Sam, the day he realized the house was cool. Before that, he spent all his time hiding in the closet.

Thanks for all the prayer for the move itself. It went as smooth as a move will go.

Your Brother in the Word -

Mitch

The Pedal vs. The Paddle

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS DAY.

Sunday was a drop dead gorgeous day here in the Ozarks and I had a huge dilema. Well, it wasn't that huge. I guess it wasn't even big. To tell the truth, I guess it wasn't even a dilema. To pedal or paddle. That was the question. I have done both in a day, but Sunday I wanted to commit to one or the other.

Like most of the rest of you, we've been battling a torrent of HEAT & HUMIDITY this July, alternating with bucketfuls of rain (several inches an hour.) That wasn't the case Sunday; we had a high of 82 and a light south breeze kept the humidity at bay. In other words, it was a Perfect Summer Day!

After much debating (about 2 minutes) I headed to the lake. (You see, self-debating is not much fun; well, at least not for me.) This made my wife, DK, happy for she was in shutter bug mode and wanted to get away from the computer and her writing for the day.

So, between my kayaking and DK's shutter bugging, we have a few pictures to share. DK helped me launch at the Southwood Launch sight, then drove around to Springfield Dam to take a walk and then pick me up.

I went up stream on the James River for about a mile, then turned south and headed down the river to Springfield Lake. From there, I turned further south to the access point by the dam.

DK's pics start as I was heading to the access point by the dam, and follow me through loading my 13" Riot Voyager on top of the Tracker. I hope you enjoy DK's pics because I sure enjoyed the paddle.

Keep pedaling or paddling... which ever you choose.

God Bless -

Mitch

Water Water Everywhere - Not A Dry Trail To Ride

Hi Gang -

Even though I'm still riding between 30 and 60 miles a week, the rain has been a tad overwhelming this year. Like many of you, we have experienced record rainfall and flooding here in SW MO. Our new house is high and dry, thank God, but my riding trails have seen lots of damage.

So this summer, along with peddling, I've started paddling. After much research and long discussions with friends who kayak, I found a used 13 foot Riot Voyager. This is supposed to be a great beginner kayak that one can grow into. It's kind of a hybrid touring ride, as comfortable on small streams and rivers as it is on the lake.

I've been out in it a half dozen times and I find it a great workout, like biking. As you tell by the pics, it's blue and white. I'll give you all the specs in my next post and as I get more at ease in this new seat, I'll share some of my thoughts on this new (to me) water sport.

Your Brother in the Word

Mitch

Big Picture

Hi gang -

Sorry it has been a while since my last post. As many of you may know, we moved about 6 weeks ago. In this post I'm going to share the big picture; later I'll come back and fill in with more info and details.

I lost my father about a year and a half ago. Since then my sister, my wife and I have been looking after my mother. We moved her closer to us and into a very nice retirement apartment complex.

She was doing very well for over a year... then she decided she no longer required her blood pressure meds. She quit taking them. (No, she didn't tell us.) Needless to say, she had a stroke this Spring and now has dementia. That necessitated our move. I'm now 10 minutes away from her instead of an hour and 10 minutes.

We are settling into our new house and our new life in town. Our next big event is my sister's wedding July 4th. I'm doing the ceremony.

After the wedding I'll be back, sharing about my cycling, writing (I'm working on 2 new books) kayaking (I've just started) our new digs - and I promise to post tons of pics. God has been by my side through it all, and I'll share about that too.

Below is one pic of my new endeavor... my very own "Cool Change."

Your Brother in the Word

Mitch