Tomorrow, it’ll be a month since Dad died. Sometimes, it feels like it was five minutes ago and sometimes, five years. Does that make any sense? You want to know the biggest thing I’ve learned in …
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God Got A Good One
Richard Miles loved his family, farming, the Chicago Cubs, and pretty much anyone he ever met. He saw the best in everyone. He was a brilliant, humble, gentle soul with a million-dollar smile. He …
Are You The Guy (or Gal)? [Guest Essay]
(Dave Bacon is one of the owners of a crazy successful swimwear company in Canada called Swimco as well as a friend. A very wise friend at that. A while back Ryan Patrick wrote a blog post about "That …
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AHA! Our interview with Artists Helping Artists on BlogTalkRadio
This morning, Ryan and I had the pleasure of joining hosts Leslie Saeta and Carrie Waller and 20,000 or so of their listeners on the #1 Art podcast on BlogTalkRadio: Artists Helping Artists. We …
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The Perfect Gift-Of-All-Gifts For Your Team
It was Troy Jansen's idea, and you have his permission to borrow it. I first saw it affixed majestically to the inside of the bathroom door at Jansen's Heating & Air in Effingham, …
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Ryan Mom’s One a Day Journal - This has become our go-to gift for new mothers. I purchased this unique diary for my wife after the birth of our second child. It provides just enough room to record a …