The Best that Time Offers
Time begins and time ends Have you ever considered that we’ve all been given the same amount of time each day to get things done, to enjoy life, and to find satisfaction and fulfillment? Longer term,...
View ArticleTwo Are Better Giveaway on Library Thing
We’re doing it again! Here’s another chance to pick up a free copy of Two Are Better: Midlife Newlyweds Bicycle Coast to Coast. With over 100 color photos throughout, newlyweds Tim and Debbie Bishop...
View ArticleBicycle Touring: Pre-trip Planning
After yet another windy and raw day in Massachusetts, it still seems early to think about summertime bicycle touring. However, the length of day and more promising weather in the forecast suggest...
View ArticleWhen Silence Becomes Deafening
At church today, a female physician described a calling that she has sensed to serve in Afghanistan. Now in her mid-thirties, she explained how God has been preparing her for years to help meet the...
View ArticleMaking Sense of the Senseless
It was a tough week in the Boston area–and in all of America–given the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed. We sat watching the drama unfold in front of our television sets, wondering...
View ArticleRecent News on Two Are Better
Much is happening at Open Road Press as we march toward a May publication date for Two Are Better: Midlife Newlyweds Bicycle Coast to Coast. First, in early April, Alycia Brandt and Mike Lawton of...
View ArticleSpring Training
It’s been a long winter in New England. Even though the Massachusetts winter doesn’t really compare with what I experienced for most of my life in Maine, it creates the same longing for warmer days and...
View ArticleComing to a book store near you!
Open Road Press has a book distributor! On Friday, we received a signed contract from Advocate Distribution Solutions, a division of Send The Light Distribution. Two Are Better: Midlife Newlyweds...
View ArticleThe Best of the Atlantic Coast Bicycle Tour
Last summer, Debbie and I enjoyed a long distance bicycle tour along Adventure Cycling Association’s Atlantic Coast route. Here are some of the locations along the way that piqued my interest: 1....
View ArticleGuest Post on Tracy Riva Books and Reviews
To mark Two Are Better’s official date of publication into the book trade, I’ve written a guest blog post over on Tracy Riva Books and Reviews website entitled Writing a Memoir: It’s for the Reader . I...
View ArticleSharing our story at upcoming events in Maine
Debbie and I will be in Bangor and Houlton, Maine, this coming weekend for some Two Are Better book signings. On Friday, May 31, from 3:30 to 5:30, we will be at Lambs Book and Bible on 877 Stillwater...
View ArticleIntroducing Bicycle Touring How-To
Open Road Press is pleased to introduce its second title, Bicycle Touring How-To: What We Learned, which is for sale now in the Open Road Press store. And we have a special introductory offer. In fact,...
View ArticleGHCA Bike-a-thon
Sixteen years ago, a group of nineteen men set out to cycle 100 miles in southern Aroostook County to raise money for a small K-12 Christian school. The event became known as the GHCA bike-a-thon. It...
View ArticleCycling Acadia
A few weeks ago, I posted some of my favorite locations along Adventure Cycling Association’s Atlantic Coast route. One area that I omitted from that list–because we didn’t go there–was Acadia National...
View ArticleSerenity Amid Chaos
Sunday brought a smile to our faces as we ventured out of doors after a long week of work. An overcast day provided a window of opportunity to bicycle for a few hours, and then return to Sunday...
View ArticleRural Massachusetts
As expected, summer arrived this week, and not a moment too soon. For the diehard bicyclist, our time has just arrived. Yesterday, Debbie and I packed our bikes into the car and headed west to find...
View ArticleIs it Time to Break the Routine?
Last week, Debbie and I realized we needed to get out of town. She had just finished a long school year and I’d been nonstop on several fronts. Our individual styles sometime push the healthy...
View ArticleInspiration from the Tour de France
What inspires you? If you’re like me, you’re motivated by the accomplishments of others, particularly when their feats pluck a personal chord of interest. This month, I’ve enjoyed watching the 2013...
View ArticleHuffington Post Live Interview
Huffington Post Live wants its audience to learn more of the story behind Two Are Better. Check out their live interview with Tim and Debbie Bishop on Thursday evening, August 1, at 9:30 EST at...
View ArticleThe Pros of Marrying Late in Life
Last Thursday, Tim and I were interviewed by Nancy Redd on the internet news show: Huffington Post Live. We thought we would be discussing our book, Two Are Better, but the real story was marrying late...
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