Four Kids Later

Four Kids Later

Heavy week. Still showing up. That's the whole thing sometimes.

Oct 4, 2026

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4 min read

Heavy week. Still showing up. That's the whole thing sometimes.

Work was chaotic. Something came up with family in Montana. October doesn't care. The newsletter went out anyway.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
20 issues in. Here's what I didn't expect to learn.

Sep 27, 2026

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5 min read

20 issues in. Here's what I didn't expect to learn.

Proud of sticking with it. Wish it was growing faster. Surprised by what writing this every week has actually taught me. All of it at once.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
It's October and I'm already stressed about Christmas. You probably are too.

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

It's October and I'm already stressed about Christmas. You probably are too.

The average parent will spend $521 per kid on gifts this year. 58% will go into debt to do it. Here's how to not be in that group.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
She rode the bus to Bend with her team. She came home with us. That's junior year.

Sep 13, 2026

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4 min read

She rode the bus to Bend with her team. She came home with us. That's junior year.

3 wins, 1 loss, an injured foot, and what the drive across Oregon with just my wife reminded me about watching our kids grow up.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
Today would have been my dad's 73rd birthday. Here's what I do with that.

Sep 6, 2026

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5 min read

Today would have been my dad's 73rd birthday. Here's what I do with that.

September 5th. September 10th would have been my parents' anniversary. This is the week that's always hard. And always meaningful.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
I sent my son bow hunting without me this weekend. Here's how that felt.

Aug 30, 2026

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4 min read

I sent my son bow hunting without me this weekend. Here's how that felt.

First bow hunt. New gear to check. Cousins, an uncle, and grandpa waiting for him in the mountains. And a dad who couldn't be there this time.

Four Kids Later
Four Kids Later
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