“I just need to get away from the kids.” I had told him, blotchy face and runny nose, swollen belly.
Traveling with kids is never easy or cheap. We invested seven weeks that we will never get back–but I wouldn’t want them back.
The sound was deafening. I was certain they were about to take a crash landing straight into our campground. My husband and I jumped up and ran outside.
I have been on this pursuit of a balanced life for years now. Is it really possible when the circumstances of life tip from one side to the next so constantly?
I have been on this pursuit of a balanced life for years now. Is it really possible when the circumstances of life tip from one side to the next so constantly?
It was not exactly our smartest parenting moment. We had thought it a brilliant idea, only moments later to realize we had set a trap for ourselves…
The truth is that among all these adventures of our first week—amidst all of the dream-come-true moments, there were certainly some ugly ones. Here is what our first week really looked like!
“This is ok, right?” I asked with shaking voice as I held up the test for my husband to see. I sank to the floor, knees weak. “Of course it is.” He assured me. Or tried.
It was the soonest we could leave on our dream trip. Ironically, it fell within the same few days of what the country was calling “The largest migration in our nation’s history”.
In the midst of life’s very real struggles, we can be tempted to chase after a false sense of freedom. We often think that breaking free from one circumstance, habit, or person will change….EVERYTHING.
In the midst of life’s very real struggles, we can be tempted to chase after a false sense of freedom. We often think that breaking free from one circumstance, habit, or person will change….EVERYTHING.
Here’s the story in interview form behind the 936 Pennies book. The very real struggles, my dry season of doubt, and the very specific ways God brought this all to be.
Raising kids stirs something deep in our souls — an innate knowing that our time is finite. Taking my kids outside in creation, I’m discovering how to stretch our time and pack it to the brim with meaning. God’s creativity provides the riches of resources for teaching the next generation who He is and how He loves us. Join our adventure and discover inspiration and resources for refusing rush, creating habits of rest, living intentionally, and making the most of this beautiful life!