Midwest Sense

My Story

I’m Ray Craig. I grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa before moving to Chicago, where I’ve spent more than three decades helping build and lead a family-owned technology company. My story was formed across seasons — from farm fields to a growing business, from marriage and children to deep loss, and into the slow work of rebuilding by grace.

I’m the grateful father of two terrific kids — a teenage daughter and a middle-school son — who teach me as much about faith and perseverance as I try to teach them.

Eleven years ago, my wife, Kristy, passed away. Her death reshaped our family overnight and changed me in the years that followed. Grief forced deeper questions. Fatherhood required new strength. Since then, my faith in Christ has become less inherited and more lived.

This blog grows out of that journey.

I write about faith, family, work, and sports — lessons learned in offices and ballfields, hospital rooms and Saturday mornings. I care about the long game: showing up, keeping commitments, doing hard things well, and trusting God with what I cannot control.

You can explore articles by category using the navigation bar. Here are a few collections that reflect the heart behind this work.

The Hard Season

Faith After Loss

My Writing Journey

Published Essays

If these words encourage even one person to keep showing up and trusting God, they will have done their work.

You can reach me at ray.craig@midwestsense.com.

I dedicate this space to my wife, Kristy. She flashed into my life like a shooting star, leaving behind the most precious gifts a man could ever receive.

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