Come Sit a While
A quiet hearth for wisdom, faith, family, and the good still left to give.
Welcome to a quiet place of memory, faith, family, and reflection. These pages began as a Family Wisdom Book for my children and grandchildren — daily quotes, scripture echoes, lessons from medicine, and Grandfather’s Counsel. I offer them here in the hope that they may bring a little light to someone else as well. Pull up a chair — the fire is warm, and there is always room.
A Thought Worth Carrying
Today at the Hearth
June 25, 2026
> God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile. > — Max Lucado
Max Lucado never promised the road would be smooth — and neither did Jesus. But in The Applause of Heaven, Lucado pairs that honesty with a promise that changes everything: the arrival is worth the journey. Dr. Richard Olsen watched that truth play out across thirty years of medicine, at the bedsides of patients who held on because they had somewhere left to go. Come sit a while.
From Grandfather: The hardest roads are not signs you’ve lost your way— they are often the very paths that lead to what matters most. Keep walking toward what you love, and trust that the arrival will prove every difficult step was worth taking.
Rooms of the House
Choose a door and step inside
Library
Wisdom entries, quotes, essays, and remembered words.
Kitchen
Recipes, Sunday meals, sourdough, and family favorites.
Studio
Poems, songs, hymns, drafts, and creative work.
Gallery
Photography, paintings, landscapes, and visual memories.
Chapel
Faith, scripture, testimony, Jesus Christ, and quiet discipleship.
Family Room
Gatherings, family updates, calendars, and shared memories.
Den
A private family room for documents, photos, and treasured things.
Sunroom
Journeys, road trips, family travels, and horizons explored together.
Breezeway
Genealogy, family histories, ancestral lines, and biographies preserved for generations.