# Field Notes

I'm a dad building a life & livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality.

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## [The Worlds of Papa Lynn](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/the-worlds-of-papa-lynn)

_2026-08-25 · Isaac French_

You’ve got to meet my grandpa: lawyer, rancher, railroad enthusiast, judge, pilot…

## [I’m Writing a Book](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/im-writing-a-book)

_2026-08-18 · Isaac French_

…and I need your help

## [Half A Lifetime Later](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/half-a-lifetime-later)

_2026-08-11 · Isaac French_

First time to pack for a market since I was eighteen

## [The Quiet Guy at the Coffee Shop](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/the-quiet-guy-at-the-coffee-shop)

_2026-08-04 · Isaac French_

Five years ago, I was in the thick of building Live Oak Lake and a spec house ten minutes down the road - a speculation to help cover the cost overruns that came with building during the frenzy of 2021.

## [The price of saving three pieces of history](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/the-price-of-saving-three-pieces)

_2026-07-28 · Isaac French_

It took 5 months, $147k, and nearly every member of our family to bring Car 306 back to life

## [Born On Which Side?](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/born-on-which-side)

_2026-07-21 · Isaac French_

Thursday afternoon, we dropped Lucas and Ezra off with my in-laws and headed north.

## [A Hill to Dine On](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/a-hill-to-dine-on)

_2026-07-14 · Isaac French_

Deep in the forest of Northern California, halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, sat thirty strangers shoulder to shoulder.

## [Born at home—away from home](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/born-at-homeaway-from-home)

_2026-07-08 · Isaac French_

The decision Helen and I had to make, and the miracle on the other side of it

## [The desert is coming alive](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/the-desert-is-coming-alive)

_2026-06-30 · Isaac French_

Rain, singing, a 103-year-old home, and a due date two weeks away

## [What heals](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/one-bedtime-story-at-a-time)

_2026-06-23 · Isaac French_

A couple evenings ago, we had a family for dinner in our small rental house here in Chihuahua.

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_2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Beep-beep](https://isaacfrench.substack.com/p/beep-beep)

_2026-06-16 · Isaac French_

A short update from our first few days in Mexico