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Determination
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Our baby boy has been plagued by hip problems and arthritis for years. He moves gingerly and takes...
Jay Luptak
Oct 6, 20171 min read


Unconditional Love
This slideshow requires JavaScript. I absolutely adore all three of my fur babies, but there is something about Tess that really pulls at...
Jay Luptak
Oct 6, 20172 min read


Finding the Stillness
This slideshow requires JavaScript. I recently read an article about finding moments of silence and grabbing on. The reader was...
Jay Luptak
Oct 1, 20171 min read


Following your Heart
This slideshow requires JavaScript. One of my favorite things about fall is the opening of small game season. I have never been a hunter,...
Jay Luptak
Sep 30, 20172 min read


Overcoming
This slideshow requires JavaScript. For those of you that know me well, you can confirm that there are few things that I dislike more...
Jay Luptak
Sep 23, 20172 min read


Try New Things
Wow! This vacation is going by WAY too quickly! I can’t believe that it is already Friday. Only 2 more days here in the Porkies and most...
Jay Luptak
Sep 22, 20171 min read


Be the Water
This slideshow requires JavaScript. What a perfect storm today… Well, not a storm as in thunder and lightening. More of a perfect...
Jay Luptak
Sep 21, 20171 min read


Day 1 in Paradise
Absolutely incredible sights I get to share wth all my favorite loves on our first couple days in the Porkies. Life is good here. Life is...
Jay Luptak
Sep 20, 20171 min read


The Lonely Road
I try very hard to live a life not dictated by fear. In my opinion most fears are unjustified and often irrational. I will not allow...
Jay Luptak
Sep 17, 20172 min read


Get to Know Your Food
So, I have a few guilty pleasures when it comes to food. One of those horrible relationships is with Totinos Party Pizzas. As far as...
Jay Luptak
Sep 10, 20173 min read


Closing Doors
“Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” Paulo Coelho I found...
Jay Luptak
Sep 8, 20172 min read


Out of My Head
So there I was this morning, running. Unbelievably in the moment. I could feel my body beneath me, feeling its true power for the first...
Jay Luptak
Sep 7, 20173 min read


Fiddling with Flora
This slideshow requires JavaScript. My muse has been absent for a while, I made a bargain for her return. I decided to stop limiting our...
Jay Luptak
Sep 2, 20171 min read


Camping with Dogs
This slideshow requires JavaScript. We had a wonderful weekend escape out at Muskegon State Park. The dogs kept us busy and also gave us...
Jay Luptak
Aug 19, 20171 min read


Sunset Stroll for Me and My Gal
We are so fortunate to live in such an incredible place! Lake Michigan never disappoints. Tessie and I took a wonderful walk yesterday....
Jay Luptak
May 31, 20171 min read


The Back Home Edits
I love to edit on the road, to still have the feel of the place in my blood while working the images. However, it is often the ones I...
Jay Luptak
May 21, 20171 min read


A Little Taste of Our Small Slice of Heaven
#spinoneitalliano #TheBeardedLady #hunttraining #LakeHuron #dogtraining #puremichigan #DrummondIsland #birddogs
Jay Luptak
May 21, 20171 min read


The Perfect Getaway
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Never anything but a pure Michigan adventure when we head to Da Yoop! Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is...
Jay Luptak
May 19, 20171 min read


Mother’s Day Remix Compilation
We may have started the day off with a kayak and a swim, but in no way did the day end there! We soaked in all West Michigan can offer on...
Jay Luptak
May 14, 20171 min read


Happy Mother’s Day
Best Sunday morning ever! We have been trying to find the trigger to get this girl swimming for quite some time. Who’d a thunk that the...
Jay Luptak
May 14, 20171 min read
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