I write for several online travel blogs. The best, and by far the biggest is TravelingMom.com. It is one of the biggest travel sites in the online world. Through TravelingMom, I’ve had the privilege of meeting so many amazing women who identify with all aspects of mothering, as well as all stages. They are a … Read more
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” … Read more
There was a point in my life where I really truly thought the local Headline could soon read something like, “Missing Woman Found Dead Under Pile of Clothes”. I mean, being a young mom of tons of sweet, blessed babies, was hard enough, but keeping up with the laundry was impossible. But I also knew … Read more
Death has a profound way of affecting your life. You become contemplative, you begin to rethink your life, you evaluate it, you start to discuss Lessons for Living that you have learned over the years. Sadly, Dan and I flew to Houston this past Saturday to attend the funeral of my Aunt Mary. There is … Read more
As parents, we painstakingly educate our children. We teach them our faith, about money, about sex, about kindness and compassion, we educate them on the ills of drugs and alcohol. We spend hours upon hours with them on the road, learning how to drive, we introduce them to all our passions, we teach them how … Read more
This year marks our 5th year as a Full Time Travel Family in search of Adventure. 5 years since we embarked on the biggest and most thrilling, if not the most ridiculed, journey of our lives. We’ve been dubbed the Pioneers of the 21st century by Bob Dotson of the Today Show’s American Story for … Read more
Running Away. I remember as a kid, packing my bag, my quick hobo bag, and shouting for the entire world to hear, “I am Running Away.” I remember the feeling of no-one running after me, begging me to stay. I wanted so badly to call their bluff, but I was a Suburban kid. Like, … Read more