"Let's flip a coin"
Live by the coin, die by the coin. A month ago, we found ourselves crossing the border into Mexico at the Tapachula crossing at 1:00AM....
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Owen Dargatz
Sep 25, 20214 min read
Guatemalan Barbershop Banter
A few days ago, it was my birthday. My loving wife let me know that I was going away for a few days to take some time to clear my mind,...
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Owen Dargatz
Sep 22, 20215 min read
How it's going
Dear, You Guys, Baby steps are the only way to take on a change as significant as we have this year. In fact, any lasting change I've...
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Owen Dargatz
Sep 10, 20214 min read
My ongoing love affair
Fifteen years ago, I met a woman that I instantly became best friends with. We sat in her car talking about our lives, families,...
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Owen Dargatz
Aug 19, 20212 min read
The best cup of coffee
I sat at the computer, wondering what I would write about until Maria brought me my coffee. We walk a lot here. We have been doing our...
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Owen Dargatz
Aug 13, 20213 min read
In my life, I love you more.
As a storyteller, I have always preferred music that contained meaningful wording. I like lyrics that transport me to places off the...
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Owen Dargatz
Aug 9, 20213 min read
Hope is with us.
We are certain of something we currently cannot see. As we pick up little pieces of trash from the beach with a small group of kids, the...
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Owen Dargatz
Jul 30, 20214 min read
Poverty, pollution's mother.
There's a shift that happens in one's way of thinking with travel. It's why we've been ok pulling our kids out of school, homeschooling,...
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Owen Dargatz
Jul 21, 20215 min read
The Club
We are almost a month into our project in action. I want to dive into the details! First off, I want to thank everyone that has chosen...
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Owen Dargatz
Jul 19, 20216 min read
Insight on the children
Six weeks in Guatemala after a big move and lots of change. I want to zero in on each of the kids, look at the challenges they are facing...
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Owen Dargatz
Jul 15, 20214 min read
What the heck are we doing!!?
We are so excited about what is happening. Just five short weeks ago, we were getting on a plane and in shock that it was happening....
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Owen Dargatz
Jun 27, 20214 min read
There are adjustments when moving with five children to Guatemala.
Ouuuulala! It's been a month here in Guatemala, and I have been ITCHING to have the time, health, space, and mental capacity to write...
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Owen Dargatz
May 28, 20214 min read
72 HOURS IN GUATEMALA
It’s hard to find a starting point for this section of our family story. There is a lot of great material I am behind on in communicating...
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Owen Dargatz
May 18, 20215 min read
Home is not a place
One step at a time. It's easy to get ahead of myself when there is so much to get done. Over and over again, I forget to simply focus on...
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Owen Dargatz
May 4, 20213 min read
Surrender
When asking friends what their preferred way out of this life would be, the answer is almost always "dying in my sleep." While there are...
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Owen Dargatz
Apr 27, 20217 min read
Giving Experiment #1
The Giving Experiment is our attempt as a family to create positive ripples. In past posts, I've admitted that we have no idea what we're...
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Owen Dargatz
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Happiness is hard, but hard is okay.
Everybody knows that the key to happiness is gratefulness. How to be happy isn't the question. The question is how to practice...
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Owen Dargatz
Apr 14, 20212 min read
It never hurts to ask.
A couple years ago I ran out onto the run way of the Nelson airport and stopped a small plane that was doing approach and landing...
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Owen Dargatz
Apr 13, 20217 min read
Constant rowing keeps the boat going
Achieving goals doesn't just happen. 35 years have gone by, and I'm still not the fireman I said I would be back before kindergarten! The...
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Owen Dargatz
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Farewell Home!
Do you know that honeymoon feeling of love with someone new? We've got a case of it in our family. Today was officially our last full day...
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