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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…

he’s six {Lego Birthday Party}

Just a reminder Google Reader is not reliable with my blog…it doesn’t show updates….. My oldest is six. A pretty handsome six year old in my opinion….pretty incredible in many other ways too. He wanted a small party with the boys from his class…a Lego…

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some answers to SOME of your questions

So last week I opened it up for some questions…I had no idea you all would have so many! I’ll answer a few each day this week. Since posts without pictures are boring, I’ll throw in some pictures from the zoo last week (yeah, for…

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kid’s craft {rainbow hearts}

A conversation with my 3 year old (when his best friend/big brother wasn’t home) Him: “Let’s do something fun.” Me: “What do you want to do?” Him “Play the wii.” Me: “No, we could make cookies.” Him: “No, that’s boring.” Me: “You could make a…

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my studio….

So I have gotten a lot of emails asking questions about my ‘studio’ space and wanting a photo tour of my craft room. I smile whenever someone asks about my craft room. If there is one thing Chris could add onto the house right now,…

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DIY {‘vintage’ cateye glasses onesie}

Baby Sister got a new onesie….Chris says she looks like an old school librarian in it. According to this picture, a shocked old school librarian. Oh my word, she is so cute. Her big eyes…love them. She has a crazy hairline…the front grows back and…

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