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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 {Chickasaw Retreat & Conference Center}

Last fall we took a few days to visit Turner Falls in southern Oklahoma. Our visit took place during the week and we headed to Chickasaw Country on Friday night. We did not think through the fact that is was Labor Day weekend and the…

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Explore OK {Chickasaw Cultural Center}

As much as we relish adventure in far off places, our own state is full of so many captivating places and stories. I want my kids to grow up with an understanding of how history and culture shape life today. It isn’t practical for us…

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lessons from backdoor friends

Our backdoor. The bottom is stained in dirt from kids kicking it open or closed. The metal part that held it open broke off a while back. We fixed it. It broke again. It is swinging open more than it stays closed. Nearly every day…

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Ecuador {a few of our views}

You can read all my posts about my time in Ecuador with Compassion International last week by scrolling back a couple posts. Yesterday and today I am sharing a handful of pictures that did not make it into those posts, but ones I wanted archived…

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Sneaking upstairs

She snuck upstairs while there was a Watch Me Whip dance party going on downstairs. Typically, she likes to Whip and Nae Nae with the best of them, but on this day she chose the calm. I would choose the calm with headphones. Also, my…

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