HeyJaredField Notes
I'm a dad building a life & livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality.
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What Is All of It For? (opens the original)
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I read a book this summer that changed the way I see the world - and what I believe our purpose on earth as humans might be. I can’t stop thinking about it.As I write these words, I’m sitting at a small table outside an old brick coffee shop at the edge of a long, leafy promenade. It’s a couple degrees warmer than perfect, but there’s a light breeze. Thick Southern voices drift around me from a motley mix of locals exchanging greetings: Thanks for reading Field Notes! S
To be known (opens the original)
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I don’t know where I live these days, or hardly even what I do.Two days after coming home from Mexico, I was off again. Or on?Church last Sunday was epic (so many necks to hug), followed by a beautiful 75th birthday celebration for Helen’s granddad Jerry. For those of you who haven’t had the privilege of knowing him, Jerry Lancaster is a living legend. When he says something, everyone listens. He’s taught (and is teaching) me as much about how to carry myself and walk with wisdom and humility as
“Let there be light” (opens the original)
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It was nearly four o’clock before I crawled into bed Saturday night, and I was still thinking about the final chapters of Jayber Crow (I listened to the whole audiobook in the car), with much gratitude for my bed, Helen asleep on the other side, and the little bundle of Benjamin between us.I was also still thinking about the sunrise I’d experienced eighteen hours earlier in Colorado.<div class="subscription-wid
Goodbye, Mexico (opens the original)
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Sunday morning, to make sure nothing was left behind, I made at least three trips through the concrete house - so cold and austere when we stepped through the door three months ago, so warm and familiar now.In it, we’ve hosted dozens of folks for dinner. I’ve spent dozens of hours poring over the early stages of a manuscript. Most notably, we welcomed our third child here in July. I took one last gaze in the boys’ room, which Helen had brilliantly decorated to their great delight, the wildlife w
Make the Drive Worth It (opens the original)
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There is no joy quite like happening upon some corner of the world you weren’t expecting. You don’t forget it easy. You want to keep it a secret and tell all your friends at the same time.My mom created just such a corner in a sleepy little town in the far reaches of North Idaho. Stop in on a normal Saturday and you’ll find dozens of visitors, each with the same reaction upon stepping through the small wooden door into the cozy, warm room: mouths open, eyes pan slowly, side to side and floor to
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