I’m Mark. For as long as I can remember I’ve loved the outdoors. I can remember as a kid waking up and getting outside to play “GI Joe” or build forts in the woods. I grew up in northern Indiana. Growing up my brother and I were afforded many opportunities. We rode 4 wheelers and dirt bikes, we camped out most of the summer, we swam in the pool all day long. We enjoyed living.

I believe and love God. Without God I wouldn’t be here. Without God our world wouldn’t exist. Without God all of things I love doing wouldn’t be possible. Second, I love my wife and family and love spending time with them. God has blessed me with a wife whom I’m crazy about and kids that can drive me crazy.

As I’ve aged, I’ve found that I have lost much of the living part. It has always been in my heart but with being married, having and raising kids, starting, and operating a small business many of the things I have loved growing up have drifted away. Don’t misunderstand I wouldn’t change that season of my life, but now is the time for the next season to begin. I want to get back to adventures. I want to see places others choose not to go. I want to try things others may not try.

The past season in my life I have succeed in may aspects. Been married for over 22 years, raised two driven children, started and grown a successful contracting business. With those success have some at some cost. I’m overweight, out of shape, and could be in much better health. With this blog I want to focus on living with purpose. Trying new adventures, seeing new places, sampling different food. God has given us such an immense world to explore and so many of us get caught up in the daily grind.

This blog will be the beginning of my journey to reclaim what God has so graciously given to me, life. As a part of living I want to get back to many of the things I once did, scuba diving, mountain biking, hiking, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, among others. I want to travel to places I’ve never been, to do things I may have never done.

And if I DYTRYN, at least I know I was living.