Category Archives: Being Intentional (Parenting & Marriage)

I was excited that I drew Ross‘ name for our family’s Stay-cation! Chocolate chip muffins for breakfast… Barbecue for lunch… Totally surprised Ross by pulling into his buddy’s driveway and telling him he was spending the night with us… (Then, they caught a bat.  Don’t ask.) AN ATTEMPT AT HOMEMADE Fried-rice and frozen egg rolls…...

Although we always love the time we spend with our extended family, after three back-to-back trips (Mississippi… Colorado… then, Georgia), we knew we needed to stay home for Spring Break.  As I tried coming up with ideas that all of us would enjoy, it crossed my mind that there were FIVE of us- the SAME...

People often question my sanity when they find out my family is on the road AGAIN.  My sanity would most CERTAINLY be challenged if they knew the REAL truth:  We were driving over 7 hours to… with 3 kids… to stay a place less than 2 days… with NOTHING on our agenda once we arrived....

In case you missed it, I wrote in my last post, Part 1 of “Our Christmas “Gift,” about our family’s decision to skip PRESENTS and take a family TRIP instead. BEST. TRADE. EVER. One of the HIGHLIGHTS of our trip to Pagosa Springs, Colorado was going DOG SLEDDING! Even though I love using words to...

Matthew had an INCREDIBLE idea… Instead of buying GIFTS for Christmas, we’d take a FAMILY TRIP instead. We pitched our new idea to Rayna.  And, just like we thought, our (“Quality-Time,” traveler, snow-lovin’) gal was SOOOOOO.ON.BOARD with this new idea!  So when we got a big smile from Ross (whose #1 “Love Language” happens to...

Ruthie says ‘no’ to a lot of things.  (Basically, any request that involves brushing her hair, wearing clothes or sleeping withOUT Ross or Rayna.)  But, ONE thing she will NEVER refuse is the chance to GO somewhere! So when Matthew asked if we’d ride with him to Eureka Springs, we were both ALL.OVER.IT! Such a...

After our last camping trip to Devil’s Den State Park, my family fell in LOVE with camping!  We love experiencing different places, so we decided to try Roaring River, a State Park in Missouri, on our 2nd trip. Looking back… here’s a few of my memories: We DIDN’T GET THE AIR PUMP NEEDED FOR OUR...