Driving along Route 6 in Galeton, Pennsylvania, a movement on my left caught my attention. I quickly turned and saw […]
Soften Our Tones
The small figure moved through the kitchen with quiet intentions, but the coordination of a five-year-old coupled with the desire […]
Keep Mending
I take a deep breath, steady my feet, pull 15 feet of fly line from the reel, and mark the spot […]
Perfection in a Bumbling Flight
Two steps out the door and a bumbling cicada collides into the brim of my hat, startling me enough to […]
Putting in the Work to Smell the Bacon
Waking up to the smell of bacon is one of my son’s favorite things. It is an awesome thing to […]
Don’t Start with Tactics, Start with Purpose
Boys love their toys. Laying out my fly boxes, under the guise of “organizing”, I flash back to moments in […]
Be Like A River and Leave the Snapshot Mentality Behind
Scrambling down the slope and walking across the gravel point bar, I can’t take my eyes off the water. I […]
Treating Our Challenges As Experiments
The alarm went off and I looked at the weather channel app: 19 degrees. I rolled over and slept another […]
How We Give and How We Receive
My eyes open in a snap. Instantly I throw aside the covers and bolt to the living room to see […]
Nobody Wins Afraid of Losing
Saturday, late morning, I was preparing my truck to leave to go fishing, loading up the waders and boots, and […]