Kids Most At Risk: From “Dangerous Toys” or Immobility?

In a very rare moment, I was lying in bed with my two youngest daughters, searching On Demand for “Descendents” and while I was doing so, I heard some news anchor mention the words “toys” and “insurance” in the same sentence and it sparked my curiosity. Now, I can’t tell you how Descendents turned out, … Read more

5 Tips For The Perfect Weekend-Long Road Trip

As a full-time traveling family, so many people want to know how they can do the same, it’s probably one of the top, if not the top, questions we are asked. Obviously, you need a mobile job, one you can work from virtually anywhere in the world.  Barring that, you need to be either 1) … Read more

When We Fear Change We Take a Leap of Faith

“A Leap Of Faith” is a oft-overused phrase, but it is absolutely how you would describe our rapid decision to start traveling 10 months out of every year.   Some critics might describe it as reckless, gasp, or under researched, but a leap of faith is exactly what it was.  Life is too short to and too … Read more

RV’ing is the Only Way to Travel with Kids!

There is absolutely no way, I would ever travel conventionally again, not after having the luxury of traveling via RV.  I mean, seriously.  Airlines suck.  The lines are long, the people crabby, the airlines, stuffy and crowded, the food is awful, and there are no detours or interesting stops along the route.  Trains and Buses … Read more

Finding the Meaning of Life in Family

Before I was a mom, I knew I was meant to be a mom.  Not a writer, not a career woman, just a mom, plain and simple.  It was all I’ve ever wanted to be and I never thought of anything else. That is until I was in 12th grade scouting colleges and planning my … Read more

Positive Parenting: Raising Mentally, Physically and Spiritually Strong Kids and Teenagers

Faith: “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” Hebrews  11:1   There’s so many different positive parenting styles.  There’s the helicopter parent, the free-range parent, the working parent and everything in between.  I think in my heart of hearts, I’m more of a helicopter parent than I would ever care … Read more