Welcome to today's show, where I share why I chose a home-centered life after a missed med school bid, how homeschooling, faith, and a scrappy homestead shape our days, and why we’re betting on local craft and community to build a legacy. The plan is simple: deepen roots, thicken place, and invite others to help.

• moving from Army service to homemaker dad and writer
• bringing kids home from daycare and starting homeschool
• living on one income plus pension by cutting costs
• launching small ventures, including a New England shawl sweater
• linking faith, eternity, and generational legacy
• prioritizing community environment over individual accolades
• wrestling with where to plant permanent roots
• Summer Sundays as a Sabbath practice of hospitality
• an open invitation to collaborate on local resilience

“Send me a message on Substack or X if you want to help build this into something bigger—let’s thicken our towns together”