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Gratitude Journal April 2018

5 minute readHere’s my updated thoughts on a few things that I’m grateful for: Healthy “Munchies” (“Munchies” are how Amanda and I refer to our children. I don’t think anyone else uses that word. It originated from how “munchy” they were as babies and has stuck ever since.) Our 4-year-old and 2-year-old girls are healthy and usually […]

Mistakes Non-Developers Make When Using WordPress Plugins

12 minute readWordPress plugins can customize your WordPress site in nearly any way. But there are some mistakes non-developers make when using WordPress plugins and hiring developers to make them. This article explains five such mistakes to avoid, and how to benefit the most from WordPress plugins. Avoid Expensive Custom Development The most expensive part of making […]

Great Wolf Lodge Trip 2018

6 minute readThis is just another memory dump from our family trip to great wolf lodge in Washington. I don’t think anyone will really find this interesting besides myself and the kids in a few years. We needed to be at coho ferry terminal for 9, which meant going through victoria traffic. It’s been a long time, […]

Gratitude Journal March 2018

2 minute readI was reminded today at church about how gratitude is a characteristic of happy people. I’m often also reminded that I should be keeping a journal (this blog is basically that). So I’m hoping to make a monthly post on my “gratitude journal” a habit. Here goes. Grampa Colin’s 80th Birthday My dad just turned […]

The Music of the Home

< 1 minute readThis is a poem by Ann Madsen, one of my religion professors at BYU. I stumbled upon it while reading the biography of her husband Truman G. Madsen The Music of Home The music of home: a subtle melody hard to improvise while far away. Now as it crescendos surrounding me, sometimes in simple silence […]

The 5 Things You Get From a WordPress Meetup

9 minute readThis post originally posted in the Cowichan Valley WordPress Meetup blog. Attending a WordPress meetup takes time from doing what you love or what makes you money, so why bother? (The same goes for attending a WordCamp, which are really big, once-a-year meetups, but I’ll focus on meetups here.) And why do people bother organizing […]

Primary Lesson: We chose to follow Jesus Christ

3 minute readHere’s another lesson for the 4 year olds. I’m not sure if the actually material sunk in too well, but there were some fun parts and I think they kinda learned something. Materials: Picture of pre earth life iPad with pre earth life video Pearl of great price Crayons and paper Time machine, visit: -when […]

Most WordPress Users Don’t Care about Free Software or Community

5 minute read(They Just Want Their Website to Work) Or at least that’s what I understand from the 2015/2017 WordPress users survey results. I was under the impression that WordPress’ key to success was its embracing free, unrestricted software and its huge community, but it seems those features aren’t a priority for 80% of it’s users. Why […]

Primary Lesson: I can choose the right

2 minute readSo I’m now teaching Sunday school to the 4 and 5 year olds (with Curtis Bachelder). A bit intimidated because I don’t know how to control them, but so far it’s been really fun. I prepared the lesson today and Wyatt Cunliff substituted for Curtis who was sick. I’m sharing this just to give posterity […]