It is almost unbelievable to think that, after more than two years of planning this round the world trip, we depart in 20 days! “June 2016” has been a part of our planning and vocabulary for this trip since...
The First Round of Goodbyes
Today marks 54 days until we depart on our around the world trip. And we have found we are in the midst of our first round of goodbyes. As we prepare to head out on this trip, we are...
“Oy Yoy Yoy” and other expressions when you can’t swear in front of your children.
“D’oh!” – Homer Simpson While we certainly don’t condone swearing, our children have heard us swear in times of frustration and anger. Nicole, especially, has a dark respect for a well played cuss word given appropriate timing for comic-value...
100 Days Till Our World Edventure Begins!
While you may be celebrating Pi Day today, for our family, March 14, 2016 marks 100 days until we depart on our world edventure. From June 22 onward, all of our one way flights take us East until we once...
Open Doors: Lessons in Discerning the Will of God
OPEN DOORS: Lessons in Discerning the Will of God One of the questions we are often asked is, “How do you know that God is calling you to do a trip like this?” Nicole and I have learned that...
Lessons from Travel Nightmares #1
Ryan had his first trip nightmare last night. It was thick with practical concerns and reminders. Seriously, the dream was so practical and obvious that there was no need for forays into dream interpretation to explain deeply veiled symbolism....
Our World Edventure
Getting that scary first blog post out of the way because, really, we all have to start somewhere. For weeks this baby webpage has been incubating, put on the back burners as we press forward with one of the...