Family Life
Experience the Beauty of the Painted Desert at the Petrified Forest National Park
As we were heading out west from Texas to California, we took our time getting there. There are so many beautiful places to see, and since I had never taken my kids this direction, we wanted to make sure and see as much as we could. My mom remembered loving the Petrified Forest when she…
Read MoreAscend to the Heights on the Sandia Peak Tramway
It’s not often that you have the opportunity to scale a mountain with your three kids and 70 year-old mother! However, when I was looking for options for unique experiences on our trip west, I found the Sandia Peak Tramway, and I was intrigued. The tram takes riders 2.7 miles across canyons and beautiful views…
Read MoreRoad Trip 2017: What I Learned On 3,600 Miles of Family Time
My oldest is entering into his junior year of high school. The time we have with him as our dependent is quickly coming to an end. Our family will be changing in the upcoming years, and I want to make the most of the time we have. My one problem was that money was tight…
Read MoreAll Saints Movie in Theaters August 25th and A Giveaway
Disclosure: I was invited to view trailers of the All Saints movie by FlyBy Productions and Columbia TriStar Marketing Group. I received free tickets in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. I’ve been thinking a lot about immigrants lately. My husband got a new job at a church about a year ago, and…
Read MoreHomeschool Mother’s Journal – August
In my life last month… We spent the 4th in Tyler, TX with my husband’s family. It was a spontaneous trip that ended up blessing our family in so many ways. One of the best parts of the trip was going to visit my husband’s 86 year-old grandma. It had been about a year and a…
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