Our story began around 2019 when my wife and I were brainstorming careers that I might have interest in pursuing if I decided that I wanted to leave my current job. I enjoyed my job and loved my co-workers, but I was hungry to do something more meaningful. In our conversation, I outlined the significance that jigsaw puzzles had in my life. Assembling a jigsaw puzzle brought me back to the tranquility I felt when I spent time at either of my grandmothers. My Grandma Joyce always had a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle out when I went to visit. We would slowly work on it between card games, crosswords, riding 4-wheelers, and roaming around her cattle farm. By the end of the weekend at her house, her and I would have a masterpiece completed and I would leave her house calmer and happier. You see, assembling a jigsaw puzzles has always had significance in my life for a couple reasons:

1. While assembling a jigsaw puzzle, I would slow down and give myself time/space to think. The assembly process has been a form of mindfulness for me.

2. The quiet and calm that was created while we assembled a jigsaw puzzle together left just enough space for me talk about what was going on inside my head.

By the end of the conversation with my wife, I yearned to build a puzzle and game company, but I was still hesitant. I had no way to conceptualize how to put it all together. Over the course of the next two years, this idea we had started to transform. I once saw the chaos of scattered pieces. I began to see a bigger picture come together. In early 2021, my wife and I decided to invest more time and actual money into the idea. We were rewarded when more the pieces started coming together. We found ways to tie in local images. We found ways to incorporate local icons by introducing whimsical pieces. In 2022, an opportunity came for me to work on our dream full time. My wife put her faith in me, and we seized the opportunity.

I will be forever indebted to my wife. She put her faith in me over the immense fear that starting a company brings. She saw the joy, laughter, hope that working on this company brought me and she joined in. More than that, she saw the crying, fear, mental paralysis and anguish that overtook me and she listened long enough for us to always find a way forward. So, I’ll end this post by saying thank you to my wife, Veronica. Because of your support, instead of languishing in an mediocre job, I am sharing a dream with you. The entire picture isn’t complete yet, but, because of you, it’s coming together.