About Ian

I'm Ian Rasmussen.

I'm a father, husband, and stepfather in a combined family of six children, including two sets of twins. Family life has given me plenty to think about and a reliable supply of laundry.

By day I work in structured finance. I also like building things, fixing cars, and running the sort of home technology that occasionally needs more attention than it saves. I tend to notice how things are put together, including the small arrangements that help a household work.

Why I write

I grew up in Southern Utah, shaped by a Latter-day Saint understanding of family, service, and responsibility. Divorce, remarriage, and raising children in a combined family changed the questions I brought to those values.

Step Parent Path is where I think about those questions in ordinary terms: a private conversation, a school pickup, a child who needs time, an apology followed by something different the next day.

I write from my own learning and leave other people's private stories with them. My family gives the work its center; their lives are larger than anything I can put on a page.

What you'll find here

Practical essays, longer stories, some spiritual reflection, and attention to the pleasures of making a home. You don't need to share my background or beliefs to read along.

Find a place to begin, read more about the background, or send me a note.