https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/i-don-t-always-know-what-i-m-making-when-i-start 2026-04-29T00:31:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/creating-from-memory-family-instinct.webp?v=1777440675 I Don’t Always Know What I’m Making When I Start Close-up of the artist creating with faces, birds, and shapes guided by memory and instinct. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/showing-my-boys-that-fear-doesn-t-have-to-control-you 2026-05-05T09:25:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/fatherhood-facing-fear.webp?v=1777991118 Showing My Boys That Fear Doesn’t Have to Control You https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/to-my-boys-i-ll-always-be-here 2026-05-12T14:10:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/father-and-sons-always-here.webp?v=1778613035 To My Boys: I’ll Always Be Here https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/show-them-dont-just-tell-them 2026-06-15T07:24:45-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/overture-center-art-show-reflection_06ad53cc-18df-4138-afc1-ff673e72fabb.webp?v=1781526285 Show Them, Don't Just Tell Them Artist reflecting on displaying artwork at the Overture Center alongside his boys https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/ripples-waves-and-family-time 2026-05-27T10:33:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/family-fishing-trip-up-north.webp?v=1779896010 Ripples, Waves, and Family Time Family fishing trip up north with children enjoying a peaceful day by the water https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/finding-confidence-on-the-mats 2026-06-15T08:01:01-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/building-confidence-jjs-boxing-wrestling-sun-prairie.webp?v=1781528461 Finding Confidence on the Mats Open mat training at JJ’s Boxing & Wrestling in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/lessons-from-the-trail-teaching-my-boys-to-respect-nature 2026-07-12T20:22:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/picking-wild-blackberries-on-a-nature-hike.webp?v=1783905741 Teaching My Boys to Respect Nature Close-up of a hand picking a ripe wild blackberry during a nature hike. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/why-breakfast-matters-in-our-house 2026-06-23T12:15:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/oat-buster-breakfast-smoothie.webp?v=1782234953 Why Breakfast Matters in Our House Homemade Oat Buster smoothie made with strawberries, bananas, oatmeal, peanut butter, and cocoa powder. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/summer-adventures-with-my-boys-finding-joy-in-the-little-things 2026-07-12T20:22:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/summer-adventures-with-my-boys-fountain.webp?v=1783905758 Finding Joy in the Little Things Two boys playing in a downtown fountain during a summer outing with their dad. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/a-summer-bike-ride-with-my-boys 2026-07-12T21:28:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/summer-bike-ride-with-my-boys.webp?v=1783909688 A Summer Bike Ride with My Boys Two boys riding their bikes during a summer family adventure. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/building-an-animated-series-with-my-boys 2026-07-12T23:01:48-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/how-to-rig-a-character-in-blender.webp?v=1783915308 Building an Animated Series with My Boys Close-up of the Pesto character being re-rigged in Blender for the Monty and Pesto animated series, with a stylus and rig controls visible. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/date-day-adventures 2026-07-22T11:27:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/spontaneous-date-day-with-my-wife.webp?v=1784737627 Date Day Adventures https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/annual-family-camping-trip 2026-07-22T11:49:59-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/family-camping-trip-with-my-boys.webp?v=1784738999 Annual Family Camping Trip Two boys crouching by a body of water outdoors. The boy on the left wears a navy blue baseball cap, a light blue t-shirt, and red plaid shorts, while the boy on the right wears a bright lime green t-shirt, blue shorts, pink Crocs, and a yellow wristband. https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/orange-lily-leaves-the-nest 2026-08-06T12:21:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/orange-lily-art-print.webp?v=1786036875 Orange Lily Leaves the Nest Orange Lily art print created for my wife, representing inner and outer beauty https://mackboross.com/blogs/waking-up-from-reality/finding-gold-in-south-dakota 2026-08-06T13:46:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0625/1583/9167/articles/siting-on-the-egde-by-mount-rushmore-south-dakota_37cdb2fb-ba08-441a-b7f7-f28a77ca04d6.webp?v=1786041968 Finding Gold in South Dakota