Growing up in a Large Family Prepares you for adulthood. How do I know? I am an unabashed, unapologetic mother of 12. I value children and their inherent goodness and contribution to the beauty of the world as much as most value the almighty dollar. In an era where plastic bags are more reviled than … Read more
Joy. I write a lot about joy because it’s such a deep spiritual emotion that far surpasses happiness as it is present even in grief. Joy is the ability to look beyond trials and suffering and still find gratitude, still find the good. The spirit of True Joy is life sustaining, it gives breath to … Read more
People sometimes mistake our happiness, our joy, our excitement over life as fake. Like, no way living with 12 kids could be fun. Or, no way living in a dilapidated RV can be fulfilling. They just don’t understand. We’ve been accused of being fake, of being reckless and crazy, of being selfish, of being wealthy, … Read more
So, for those of you who don’t know, we Travel with 12 Kids, fulltime, it’s our life. We love it, there is nothing that could possibly bring us closer than traveling the continent in our RV, in search of epic adventures, for sure. And you know, there is no-one we’d rather spend our time with. … Read more
2017 is in full swing, many of us made New Year Resolutions at the end of last year. And, if you are anything like me, your New Year Resolutions were lofty and now you might even be questioning your ability to Achieve Your Goals. For me, I’m not only going to lose the last … Read more
Today is Saturday and with Saturday comes the obligatory Sacracastic Saturday memes, posts and blogs. Here’s my entry into the Sarcastic Saturday vault. All writings are based on the hypothesis that sarcasm is understood by the masses … We have more than the average 1.8 kids, we have wayyyy more than 1.8 kids, we have 12 of … Read more
Just a few days ago we celebrated our 3rd Anniversary of full time (almost) RV Living. We have grown and learned so much as individuals and as a family that we plan to continue for as long as possible. Traveling is quite possibly the greatest education one can receive and the fact that we are able … Read more