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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…

The one to smile and run off…

When he was in 9th grade part of his economics curriculum included a project where he projected what he would do after high school and how he would finance his plan. His class (my kids meet once a week with a group of homeschool peers…

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Partying at home for her 11th

We are usually out of town for her birthday, so starting last summer she began planning for an epic friend party in 2020. When I say she planned it – I mean she has notebooks full of ideas, Pinterest boards full of ideas, magazine clippings…so…

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Not the same as Yosemite {Chris’ 40th}

Chris had been dreaming of spending his 40th birthday on an epic road trip to Yosemite or on a tropical island. Actually – there were way more plans up his sleeve than that. I lost track, but knew he wanted to do something big. That…

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3 weeks of celebrating – so many cakes!

The end of June and early July are marked by back to back celebrations. We start with Father’s Day, then a few days later Chris’ birthday. Fast forward a couple days and it is our youngest’s birthday and then the 4th of July. Finally we…

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Floral stair mural

I decided to paint another wall. This wall in particular has gone through the following phases in the last 13 years: Off white paint (move in color) Terracotta paint (didn’t last long – it wasn’t a good phase) Black Chalkboard paint Corkboard tiles and wallpaper…

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