<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A Peaceable Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peaceable Man]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:49:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.peaceableman.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #64: Getting Happy Again  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After nearly two months of grieving following the recent loss of my mother, I can feel the old joy rising within me again like sap in a tree. It helps that Rachael and I have been spending a lot of time at our mountain house in northeastern Pennsylvania. What better place to get happy again than at your happy place? Nature is balm for my soul. It always has been that way and will...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-64-getting-happy-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a296e992a057aa1c77b5896</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:08:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_9716e53485214fb79f812fd28f137ae4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother’s Day Cards from the Other Side  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first Mother’s Day where I won’t be able to visit my late mother and bring her flowers and a card. No worries, though, because I have in my possession every Mother’s Day card that I gave my mother before she passed away last month. I have every birthday card I gave her as well. Every Christmas card, every Easter card. The cards are in a bin that Mom prepared years ago for each of her six kids as she was organizing her things from the old farmhouse where we grew up. I’ve had the bin...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/mother-s-day-cards-from-the-other-side</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a007b56ecab9011375673d4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 12:42:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_377cf715052a4a83a09f17b2a3c15c30~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #63: My New Life as an Orphan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. This morning I took my first walk around my mountain property as an orphan. My 93-year-old mother passed away last Sunday. My father passed away in 2019 at the age of eighty-six. I am now officially parent-less in the world. It was a beautiful spring morning, the sun shining, birds chirping, new growth sprouting everywhere, but I felt none of it. The outer world was alive again...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-63-my-new-life-as-an-orphan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eb8f7c8d49bd7442f1c263</guid><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:56:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_9d76021f552b4167b2a71b97956c9b65~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #62: Hope Springs Eternal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Tomorrow is the official start of Spring and there is still snow on the ground at our property in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. All the seasons run late behind up here with the exception of winter, which arrives early and lingers well into April. It’s enough to make any sane man move to Florida to enjoy his retirement. But no thank you. I love the change of seasons and...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-62-hope-springs-eternal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bc2a5206e9acd4d41bef6a</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:59:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_dc7ca1b143594ab5ba498d5ed59653e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #61: Snow Days and Radio Days  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Last weekend’s big snowstorm, and all the hullabaloo in the runup to it, put me in mind of the old days growing up in the 1960s and 1970s when foot-deep snowstorms were not the exception but the rule. Back then we went into winter expecting to get at least a couple big storms that would close roads and bring our rural Pennsylvania neighborhood to a standstill. It was important...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-61-snow-days-and-radio-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6977cf9f8aff15125e7bcf4f</guid><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_9ada10a526f44eeeb60d3d2c824da925~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_728,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #60:              The Simple Bare Necessities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Rachael and I spent the week between Christmas and New Year's in the Arctic. Okay, it wasn’t officially the Arctic, but it sure felt that way. We were up at our mountain house in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania where the temperature struggled to hit double-digits during the day and dipped down to near zero at night. We arrived just as a cold front was arriving, bringing...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-60-the-simple-bare-necessities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695948627098baf60223f79c</guid><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:54:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_5fa5fb2666034cd080254cecd616fe26~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All I Want for Christmas is an Index Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Christmas Eve, and the presents are wrapped and piled up beneath the tree. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, a few of them already stuffed with goodies and trinkets, most of which have probably been made in China. My credit card is full, too, of charges from weeks of spending on gifts. I always overspend my budget at Christmastime, and this year is no exception. The presents, the gift cards, the dinners out.  Spend, spend, spend. I feel blessed that though I am now...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-an-index-card</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694bf6a9922cfc95692f6c90</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_0a9c128bd9a349e0a3c83417aea72233~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #59: The Fall That Wasn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Where has Fall gone? I always look forward to the Fall season—the changing of the leaves, the colors, the crisp, cool temperatures—and this year, it seems that autumn has come and gone in the blink of an eye. It’s only the middle of October and we’ve already had a few snowflakes up here in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. The grass has stopped growing. I’ve had to turn on...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-59-the-fall-that-wasn-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f25a3460ceb7e0d1028b4a</guid><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:13:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_ee4a32bf17504c3f860a7da9af32ad80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Tough Old Bird!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mom with her favorite vanilla Dairy Queen milkshake Last week our large extended family gathered from far and wide to say our final...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/one-tough-old-bird</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e978fdc3363e86faf8b528</guid><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_08934f8c7ad64681a6b9fe03a7c187e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Giants Walk Among Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every family has its bragging rights to a famous person: a sister or brother or relative who has made it big in the world and can boast...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/when-giants-walk-among-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c0119051377663b731166e</guid><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_6acdc7e0f2fc4fcb87c41771766a4f20~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_804,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #58: Lessons From a So-So Growing Season ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachael cleaning the last of the Sungold cherry tomatoes I was out in the garden yesterday afternoon clearing out the remains of this...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-58-lessons-from-a-so-so-growing-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b0487436ca3a05988e672e</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:25:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_619f76128d1f4df5b684f740a8cbcbf9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Hip, A New Lease on Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wheels are off and I'm back in action. After a brutal week, I am a man reborn. Early last Monday, I walked—limped, actually—into the...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/a-new-hip-a-new-lease-on-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687cff121d595f451cae8368</guid><category><![CDATA[ Way of the Warrior ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 15:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_c047e7f92ffd4978b83d7d870d1ebcd6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady, to the Rescue!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Lady, the newest member of our family. Lady is a three-year old miniature golden doodle. She's our first rescue dog, and we brought...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/lady-to-the-rescue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6861368cccc85eb48d0f4cc2</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:16:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_50c0985062244339b0318dfba538c57f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #57: An Early Morning Walk Before the Heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. It’s seven o’clock in...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-57-an-early-morning-walk-before-the-heat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685beaee7d12e91fd9b7abc8</guid><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:38:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_5d3ace4d39614d2489800c0d14c33f9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking in the Footsteps of a      Good Father]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's my sixth Father's Day without my father, and every day and week that passes without him, I become more aware of the lasting legacy...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-a-good-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684ebb9ee9bc8e7af0515c84</guid><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:51:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_9460046b324b486d892c5072ad1b93e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #56: A Mother Neither Here Nor There ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachael and I with Mom in the turtle garden during a recent visit. Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-56-a-mother-neither-here-nor-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683c723e0371dc85b9de5904</guid><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_a144095f4bac459fbe774617b96ea3bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #55: The Merry Month of May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Ah, the merry month of...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-55-the-merry-month-of-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681b543d30aede3a862a790b</guid><category><![CDATA[Simple Joys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 12:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_cc4729386fa0468584aff99f7a7f238b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Easter's Promise in a   House Reborn]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly three long years of work, the old farmhouse where I grew up has been renovated and is ready for a new family to move in. My...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/finding-easter-s-promise-in-a-house-reborn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68039a935473c994f1b9e76d</guid><category><![CDATA[Family & Fatherhood]]></category><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_10231d30bddc4811a4670bf9ee305994~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #54: Back to the Body Parts Store ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. It’s time to take this...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-54-back-to-the-body-parts-store</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67efe75ccbac1441ac3b4b49</guid><category><![CDATA[Authentic Living ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_a4055d9688be4bba9d0b56dd2b4a2ea9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peaceable Man Files #53: Confessions of a Recovering Ice Cream Junkie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black raspberry - my favorite! Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life...]]></description><link>https://www.peaceableman.com/post/peaceable-man-files-53-confessions-of-a-recovering-ice-cream-junkie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cb70b0b1797c58cdaa3d72</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a1c22_5520f5d898464f8986b57aeaf593da95~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_930,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jamesbriankerr</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>