Owen DargatzFeb 214 minMe and my boyA few days ago, I wrote about my eldest's son Simon's twelfth birthday in The Daily Scroll. It's easy to be a dad. In fact, for many men,...
Owen DargatzDec 7, 20215 minThree lefts make a right.Each wrong turn we took led us closer to where we were meant to be all along. We met another young family with a small boy named Damian...
Owen DargatzSep 10, 20214 minMy ongoing love affairFifteen years ago, I met a woman that I instantly became best friends with. We sat in her car talking about our lives, families,...
Owen DargatzAug 13, 20213 minIn 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...
Owen DargatzAug 9, 20213 minHope 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...
Owen DargatzJul 30, 20214 minPoverty, 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,...
Owen DargatzJul 19, 20216 minInsight on the childrenSix 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...
Owen DargatzJul 15, 20214 minWhat 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....
Owen DargatzJun 28, 20214 minThere 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...
Owen DargatzMay 29, 20214 min72 HOURS IN GUATEMALAIt’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...
Owen DargatzMay 19, 20215 minHome is not a placeOne 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...
Owen DargatzMay 5, 20213 minSurrenderWhen asking friends what their preferred way out of this life would be, the answer is almost always "dying in my sleep." While there are...
Owen DargatzApr 27, 20217 minGiving Experiment #1The 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...
Owen DargatzApr 21, 20212 minHappiness 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...
Owen DargatzApr 15, 20212 minIt 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...
Owen DargatzApr 13, 20217 minConstant rowing keeps the boat goingAchieving 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...