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A few days in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Once we bought plane tickets to Guatemala, we began looking for places to visit. (We booked cheap tickets without any other plan or details - 'figure it out later' is my go-to). Breese found information on a market in the…

Tips for staying in a hostel as a family

While traveling we stay in all kinds of different places. Sometimes it is an apartment. Sometimes it’s a hostel. We slept in a cave in Jordan and a hut on the Sinai. Most places I find are on Booking.com, Airbnb,…

Israeli/Palestinian Dual Narrative Tour {Abraham Tours}

I'm sitting in a cute boho style cafe. The wind is blowing off the Sea of Aqaba through the open windows tangling my hair in a million ways. I might have pretty cool dreads at the end of this trip.…

Budget traveling – planning ahead saves $$$

Well, I still need to share some basics about our trip...like WHY we are doing it! Instead of waiting to get all those thoughts together, I figured I'd just start sharing answers to some of the questions I most commonly…

We bought them (1 one-way tickets to North Africa)

After years of traveling in our Avion, we began looking for an Airstream that we could completely remodel to fit our specific family needs. We especially wanted a double axel for safety reasons and scoured online for years to find…

donuts & wet cement

Almost every Friday morning you can find my grandparents, my parents and my crew piled into three benches at the local donut shop. Homeschooling has it challenges – no doubt. It sure has it perks, too. Weekly donut dates with my grandparents is definitely one…

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Chatbooks {my thoughts}

Over the last year several people have asked me if I had tried Chatbooks. As a fan of printing pictures and photobooks, I was interested in seeing the product firsthand. SnapShop students often ask me about products too, so I have extra motivation to try…

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Valentines & her posed smile

My mom always made every holiday special growing up. It was never anything extravagant, stuffy or over the top – just simple little things that said, “This day is special! Let’s celebrate!” I am not very good at doing the same. Thankfully, I live close…

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Ecuador {a few of our views}

You can read all my posts about my time in Ecuador with Compassion International last week by scrolling back a couple posts. Yesterday and today I am sharing a handful of pictures that did not make it into those posts, but ones I wanted archived…

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just a hodge modge of pics {Ecuador}

{a little update note: our daughter’s surgery went smoothly & perfectly…thank you for your prayers, thoughts & wishes. I am updating on Instagram @underthesycamore} Today I am sharing a few random moments from Ecuador that I want to have recorded here. Mike Varel (@mikevarel) was…

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