Learning Life Lessons Through Travel

Smiles- So Valuable, Yet Free

There Something To Be Said About Communal Living
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." ~Henry Ford Our current living conditions are a bit peculiar.  We sold our house and decided to build.  But we made the decision to build, after looking at so many houses for a year and a half, shortly AFTER we sold the house.  So, in the interim, we decided we would live at my mothers house and try to

Stop & Smell The Flowers
"Remember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination."  Roy M. Goodman It's so easy to get caught up in the monotony of every day, so it can be challenging to reflect on what is really going on in your day.  Having Max in my life has made me stop and embrace little moments or acheivements of every day life.  Every day is a new day now.  There are new words, new faces, new

Self Reflection Can Be Harsh & Entertaining
I was going through some old journals, papers and pictures the other night. What a trip. I am very aware of certain things about myself. For example, I have ALWAYS been aware of how loud I am. I have heard this ALL my life from ALL the people I have ever interacted with. I am loud. From birth on...and I really don't try to be loud. When I get excited - whether good or bad - my decible level

Are Kids Heaven Sent?
"I brought children into this dark world because it needed the light that only a child can bring." ~Liz ArmbrusterChildren are amazing little lights. They are so pure and innocent and their sheer curiousity can stump a wise man. What is truly beautiful to learn, is their pureness of hearts and faith. They believe. They believe before they even know of anything else. This is how I wish that

This Kid Is A Dude
He's a dude. He loves to wear sunglasses. When he does, he thinks he is too cool for school. His whole attitude changes. He sits back and stops the chatter and holds his lips a certain way. It's like the glasses transform him into a totally different little dude. One that doesn't have time for parents, one that rebels just to prove a point, one that almost freaks me out. Oh Lord help me!