Good sense and sound judgment are indispensable. They keep us on track and help us sidestep the briars. Still, on track isn’t always comprised of well-worn trails through familiar neighborhoods. There are days (or seasons of life) when we find ourselves out on a lake, in a canoe, shrouded by fog, and paddling crosswise to […]

The Smith family purchased property in the early sixties and built themselves a home. Mr. Smith did most of the work alongside his father and father-in-law. Mrs. Smith and her preschool son visited daily to watch the men work.  They moved in the day after their home was approved by the building inspector, and they […]