I learned something interesting about horses the other day. So what I knew first. I knew that spurs where used to get a horse to move. ...

What does your life – your time, your actions, your words – say that you are committed to? Good questions have a way of haunting us. ...

I have hit a bit of a wall in my blogging.  I feel like every blog I write is the same.   Others that are reading along tell me it is not...

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a Cincinnati Reds game with my Dad.  Great seats and a great time.  (Thanks a lot Mom...

I heard my wife say this seemingly obvious statement around lambing time.   When Oliver, our first lamb, was born, she would pick him up...

The late July days in Kentucky can be brutal, and this particular day was one of those hot and sticky days.  I was at the farm topping...

I heard this phrase a few times earlier this month while being with a team.  They were were trying to understand what was working and not...

What does it mean to lead well? Leaders make it simpler for those around them, but not easier. Let me clarify that statement a bit. My...

Recently, a wise man, with two decades worth of life experience more than me, said something that I needed to hear… Let me first set up...

Recently I heard this comment: Confession is good for the soul, but not your reputation. I will take that chance today as I confess to a...

My responsibility, your responsibility? What has laid active underneath of the sea of our culture has now surfaced.  And I as person of...

This is my third blog post that I have started this morning.  I have already written 350 words.  None of those words seem to accurately...

Baby Bear from Sesame Street once spoke these immortal words: IT IS GO TIME. Now is go time for us at the Parido homestead.  Here is a...

Every late winter, heading into early spring, as the ground thaws and becomes soft, the main gates leading to the cattle develop deep...

I do not often understand surrender, but this morning I think I get it. For many years surrender has been a make believe destination. ...

Say out loud with me, “God has my becoming.” Say it again. “God has my becoming” Today, I can rest, because God has what I am becoming. ...

This is Part 3 in the series Control the Control… going through the process of pausing in your life to regain and find your purpose. 1....

Life starts with stopping. In “Control the Control”, we looked at the illusion of control and how to slow to a stop and regain our lives....

When I moved back to Kentucky almost 8 years ago now, I was a control freak.  I started working again on the family farm with my father....

This Sunday marks 8 years since I moved back home to Kentucky.  Kentucky is the place I was born and raised.  It feels good and right  to...