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I’ve Never Been Here Before {my book}

In June 2022, our family of 7 embarked on a yearlong adventure to 20+ countries, all on a tight budget with only carry-on backpacks. We experienced the countless ways curiosity leads to beautiful discoveries. It was a dream decades in…

A few days in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Once we bought plane tickets to Guatemala, we began looking for places to visit. (We booked cheap tickets without any other plan or details - 'figure it out later' is my go-to). Breese found information on a market in the…

Tips for staying in a hostel as a family

While traveling we stay in all kinds of different places. Sometimes it is an apartment. Sometimes it’s a hostel. We slept in a cave in Jordan and a hut on the Sinai. Most places I find are on Booking.com, Airbnb,…

Israeli/Palestinian Dual Narrative Tour {Abraham Tours}

I'm sitting in a cute boho style cafe. The wind is blowing off the Sea of Aqaba through the open windows tangling my hair in a million ways. I might have pretty cool dreads at the end of this trip.…

Budget traveling – planning ahead saves $$$

Well, I still need to share some basics about our trip...like WHY we are doing it! Instead of waiting to get all those thoughts together, I figured I'd just start sharing answers to some of the questions I most commonly…

Explore OK {Will Rogers Memorial Museum}

As my kids get older it becomes increasingly exciting to watch their unique traits and gifts mature. Hudson, my second born, is the witty prankster in the family. He has a gift for humor and I want to expose him to as many people as…

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seating for 7 or 11 {our couch}

It only took over a year, but our couch is finally finished and I can post on it! I feel like part of what I can offer on this blog is encouragement – encouragement especially for parents who can never seem to get a project…

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Costa Rica…just because

Chris and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary in September. We were actually in different states at the time. Neither of us are big on getting gifts and are pretty laid back in most things, so we don’t have a record of doing much on…

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Motherhood Session {6 year old}

Part 6 of my Motherhood Session with Jessie And the baby of the family…I’m the only one she will let call her baby…as long as I say, “My baby.” She laughs and reminds me she is not a baby, but if it makes me happy…

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Motherhood Session {8 year old}

Part 5 of my Motherhood Session with Jessie When we were expecting our fourth everyone else seemed to assume we wanted a girl. After three boys there was just this mentality from others that we wouldn’t want another little guy running around the house. It…

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