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Tips for health issues and medical needs overseas

Tips for Handling Health Issues and Medical Needs Overseas

It was a busy, fun 4th of July picnic at our house with our team and a few other worker friends. I was not thinking about health issues or medical needs. It was a holiday after all! I was doing some last minute prep for Jeremy who was grilling outside when Annalise came in the …

Filed Under: Challenges, Health, Travel 4 Comments

Travel Journal Ideas for KIDS! With Printable Pages

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, …

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The Ultimate Guide to Your Overseas Tool Belt

An Ultimate Guide for Moving Overseas

Moving overseas is a difficult thing to prepare for and finding accurate, real information can be challenging. You’ve googled and researched and it brought you here. You are looking for an ultimate guide and you’ve found it. We’ve moved across 3 continents. And we are learning that there is a big tool belt needed to …

Filed Under: Overseas Life, Travel 19 Comments

Tips for moving overseas, to Africa and beyond...

Helpful Tips for Moving to Africa

Moving to Africa. You have found yourself googling that phrase and looking for information as you plan, prepare, pack and get ready for this big new adventure. Moving overseas is no small matter… take that move to a third world country, to the backwoods of someplace, to the unknowns of lands unseen… well, that is …

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12 Tips You Need NOW in Moving Overseas

You need tips for moving overseas. Right now. You’re new expats and you’re looking for help and real life advice. You’ve found it. So keep reading We’re new to the expat world, just starting our second term. Yes. We still feel “new” to this amazing, frustrating and awesome life. I’m no expert and I’m sure …

Filed Under: Overseas Life, Travel 56 Comments

Family Travel on a Budget - 11 Cheap Ways to Travel As a Family

Family Travel on a Budget

You can google this topic and get hundreds of posts on traveling on a budget with your family. Traveling is expensive and we are all looking for ways to cut back on expenses while still being able to have a fun time! I have some great travel blogging friends who’ve written some fabulous posts about …

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Small Space Living - Tips for Surviving Well in Small Spaces

Tips for Surviving Well in Small Spaces

Almost every single kind of travel includes small space living. Fitting all your clothes into small suitcases. Fitting all your family into small places. Whether in the car on the way there or a small hotel room when you get there, small spaces WILL be involved in travel. The tiny carry on bag. The tiny …

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Family Travel - 10 Things You Should Not Do While Traveling

10 Things NOT To Do While Traveling

We travel a lot. And we’ve learned for sure what NOT to do on those long family travel trips. Miles. Continents. Airports. Car rides. Taxis. Hotels. That, friends, is crazy with a capitol Z. 5 people. Clothing for all occasions. Big suitcases Little bags Snacks Shoes, Ministry stuff… We have our travels are a well-oiled …

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Travel Life - Some Facts of a Traveling Life That You Might Not Know

Facts of a Travel Life

There are some amazing things that happen when you live a travel life. The travel life is unique, freeing, challenging, growing and amazing. I’m learning that I love to travel, see new things and discover new places. But, I’m also learning that there is an interesting side to the travel life that sometimes others don’t …

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I’m still here. The days are busy and I’m learning that to get all the things done with daily fatigue, it’s taking some new skills, lots of naps and pacing my energy in new ways. This year is off to quite a start but embracing what God is doing, the plans he has in store and accepting his grace to cover it all. New mercies, deep love and abiding Presence, one day at a time. Happy February ♥️ #chezgoodwin #getjoy #happysunday #birthdaymonth
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