Build The Family
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Why this exists

Families aren't found. They're built.

Most of what lasts gets built slowly: a marriage, a home, kids who grow into adults you'd want to be friends with. We're still building ours, on the road and in a country that isn't our first home.

This is where we share what's working. Some of it is old: faith, a strong marriage, being present as a dad. Some of it is new: using AI tools like Grok and Claude to take the busywork off our plate so there's more time for the people in front of us.

I'm not a coder. If I can build it, you can too. Learn with me.

Faith that leads

Following Jesus first, and letting that shape how we love, work and raise our kids.

Marriage and fatherhood

Staying close as husband and wife, and showing up as a dad, at home or on the other side of the world.

Building with AI

Plain-language walk-throughs of what we build with Grok and Claude. The prompts we typed, what worked and what didn't.

Start here

Want to try Grok? Just start.

You don't need a plan or any code. You need one real problem and fifteen minutes.

  1. Pick one real pain point

    Choose the thing that drains you every week.

    Your inboxYour calendarTrip planningYour budgetExpense reimbursements

  2. Ask Grok to help

    Describe it the way you'd explain it to a friend. Tell it what a good result looks like, then refine from there.

  3. Add more bots, and let Grok organize them

    Once one helper works, add the next. Let Grok keep track of which bot does what.

  4. Watch what's working on X

    Others are figuring this out in public. Follow along, borrow what works, and share what you build.

What we built

A private school for our homeschoolers, built in Grok in one day.

We homeschool overseas. So I used Grok to set up a principal and a dedicated AI teacher for each of our kids, each one tailored to that child's learning style and passions.

Every day brings interactive lessons, and the principal keeps track of progress. It's not a replacement for us as parents. It gives us back time to do the teaching only we can do.

See how I set it up on X →

AI principalPlans the week, tracks progress
TeacherChild 1
TeacherChild 2
TeacherChild 3

Daily interactive lessons · progress tracking

Learn with me

Follow the build.

New walk-throughs, honest lessons from marriage and fatherhood, and the AI tools that are actually helping our family. Posted on X first.

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