Lifestyle

Archives of writings while finding Home Along the Way

Our First 24 hours in Mexico

Our First 24 hours in Mexico

Hard to believe that just yesterday we were saying goodbye to new friends in San Diego. Yesterday afternoon we crossed the border from California into Mexico. And believe it or not we were a little too laid back for the Mexicans. But after quite a bit of back and...
The Ill-fated Date

The Ill-fated Date

While we were in Colorado, our dear friends, Ben and Nikki, offered to watch our kiddos for an evening while we went on a date! AWESOME, right??!!!! Except that the kids, especially Zander, had been sick all week.  I was super tired from being up at night with sick...
Hot-lanta! It’s not just a name

Hot-lanta! It’s not just a name

True Story! Atlanta is very hot.  and humid.  and hot.  and it feels worse when it rains. But when you are visiting your cousins for a month (the longest time they have ever been together) the kids don't seem to mind at all. We arrived on the evening of...
A Greater Purpose

A Greater Purpose

We're not on this earth for ourselves. We're not on this adventure, trip, lifestyle for ourselves. You might think the opposite from reading our posts. But frankly there are many "others" we are doing this for. Our kids -- by far the biggest reason for this lifestyle...