“So what brings you to Springfield?” I asked the woman in the seat next to me. She had been playing Solitaire the entire flight and I was quite busy reading on my kindle. We’d landed in Chicago and had a few minutes to chat while the plane made it’s way to the terminal. “Oh, just …
How Far I’ll Go
There is a dusty, dirt road near my parents’ house that is the perfect road for a good run. The grid of roads in this area are marked out in perfect 1 mile distances, making it easy to chart a path. My running schedule has been sporadic so each time I put on my running …
Travel Journal Ideas for KIDS! With Printable Pages
As families who travel a lot, finding ways to remember the fun means finding some travel journal ideas. Whether you homeschool on the go like we do sometimes or are going on vacation and want your kids to have a way to jot down the details and memories of their days, you need a format, …
Home Remedies For Beginners
You are on the hunt for home remedies for yourself or your family. You don’t know much about home remedies but you hear a lot of people talking about these natural health type things. You know there are home remedies that will help you greatly without having to make a trip to the doctor but …
What Do You Want to Learn
The want to learn. grow. change. mature. live. excel. step out. do more. Learning is always happening but it takes a certain amount of purpose to grasp the lessons, hold on and truly grow. I’ve decided that learning is always, always a good thing. I want to learn so many things. “There is no end …
Feeling Emotional During Transition
Feeling emotional can truly take you by surprise. The moment you are sitting there and find yourself saying, “I don’t even know why I’m crying!” Or, for me just yesterday, saying, “I didn’t mean to cry about this!” Feeling emotional It is just part of life. It is an even bigger part of transition. Throw …
Homeschooling For A Season
You are a family in transition and you need to know how to homeschool for a short season. Because you have to. A season when you must homeschool for a short time because of a job change, travel, busy schedule or other family needs. Daunting. Overwhelming. Crazy. Necessary. You Need to Know How to Homeschool …
10 Funny Videos to Help Explain Missionary Life
Are you ready to laugh and see some funny videos to help explain missionary life and overseas life? You know when you see something funny and it really strikes you as true for some circumstance in your life? That’s how this list came to be. You see the video clip and you laugh and laugh …
Preparing Kids For Furlough
Preparing our kids for furlough, planning home assignment, putting details together for that long trip home… daunting. Daunting for our girls and daunting for us as we walk them through the blank space of yet another major transition in their young lives. I’m not sure how to do it. Honestly. Re-entry is often proclaimed as …