Morning Coffee with Larry Quicksall

Good morning from the Deerstand! I decided to record on location from the Deerstand known as Jerry’s Playhouse. It’s still dark out as I begin my recording, thinking about past deer hunts, my friend, Jerry Niccum, swapping deer stories, coffee clubs, and how we don’t get together to visit in person like we used to. So grab your coffee and a doughnut if you got it, and let’s start the podcast!

Yesterday, while cleaning out our old farm cellar, I grabbed a bottle of my dad’s wine that he had made years ago. On today’s podcast I want to share the backstory of this wonderful gift.

As deer season quickly approaches, I am filled with memories of my dad hunting from his Magic Deerstand.

Last episode, I was talking about preparing for winter, but today’s episode I want you to enjoy Indian summer and everything about it.

Burr! It’s cold outside! As winter weather starts creeping in I want to challenge all of you to plan what you hope to do this winter as you spend more time indoors. Maybe there’s certain activities that you’ve been putting off that you may want to add to a list to complete or accomplish. Maybe there are new skills that you would like to learn. Maybe you want to gain some formal knowledge on a topi...

Today we take a quick look at how we can change, for the positive, or for the negative, based upon the people that we are around.

Happiness and Joy are often interchanged, but are very different. Let’s dive into this topic and see what we should pursue and how to go about it.

Today I wanna share with you a story about a farmer and a donkey, a tragic situation, and an unexpected solution that we can apply into our lives today.

Today, we wrap up our review of the book, The Triumphant Marriage by Neil Clark Warren. At the end of his book he includes 25 additional secrets from the 100 couples that he interviewed, and we will review each of those in today’s podcast.

How does compatibility in faith impact your marriage? Find out as we explore Secret 10 in the book The Triumphant Marriage.

Today we examine the role of children in a Triumphant Marriage.

Having mutually satisfying sexual relationship is a key component to a strong and healthy marriage. Let’s talk about that on today’s podcast.

Conflict is inevitable, so let’s talk about some healthy ways to deal with it.

Good communication is vitally important for a successful marital relationship. Today we are covering Secret #6 from the book The Triumphant Marriage by Neil Clark Warren.

How important is chemistry and romance to a successful marital relationship? I’ll give you a hint, it’s very important, which is why were talking about it on today’s episode.

On today’s podcast, we continue with secret number for get healthy! A triumphant marriage requires to emotionally healthy people.

In today’s episode, we continue reviewing the book by Neil Clark. Warren called The Triumphant Marriage by addressing Secret #3: Maximize the Trust Factor.

On today’s episode, I talk about the importance of having strong skillful and committed partners in a marital relationship.

This is the first episode based on the book The Triumphant Marriage, by Neil Clark Warren. Today we address the topic of casting a vision for your marriage.

This morning I give a few updates on all happenings around the Farmstead since the last episode of the podcast, and have a conversation about priorities in life.

This morning I am picking green beans in the garden and looking at not just the produce but also the weeds that didn’t get pulled out. Life is a lot like a garden: we want to have produce, but we don’t want the weeds, so how do we deal with that? That’s our topic today, so grab your cup of coffee!

Short podcast today from the San Diego Airport with thoughts about setting and following through on goal.

The other day, one of my grandkids asked a question about the differences between a house and a home. After giving him my answer, I found myself pondering ever since about the difference between a house, and a home, today, I want to share with you, some of my thoughts on that question, and I want to share with you the story of a little old couple and their home.

Yesterday was the 42nd anniversary of MTV going live on the air. As one from the first year of the Gen X crowd MTV played a big part in my life in the 1980s while I was in college. Today I just want to reflect on music and its influence on my generation.

In the movie, Steel Magnolias, the character of Clarisse, played by Olympia Dukakis, loved giving veiled insults in her southern charming way. Unfortunately, we can often give ourselves not so charming insults when we find ourselves in certain situations. On today’s episode, let’s talk about this and look at a process on how to make a positive change in our own mental habits.