Maybe it’s just MY family, but we joke that we love the ‘IDEA‘ of camping. In other words, we ADORE the outdoors, campfires and time together. But we always dread all the work it requires. I get grouchy when no one volunteers to help me pack camping supplies. Matthew gets grouchy when we arrive and...
As the evening crowd started to disappear and the noises faded, we began our ‘Sleep Under The Sea’ at the Georgia Aquarium! Our wonderful tour guide, Jess, gave us a behind-the-scene tour of, not only all the popular exhibits, but the hidden, inside-systems it takes to run the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. Some...
With ALL the things that my family LOVES about camping, there’s still a couple of {BIG} factors that always seems to keep us stuck at home. By the time Matthew finishes his work day, there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of extra time to drive for hours, find our camp site then proceed...
For several years, Matthew’s had a strong desire to help other couples have a great marriage. His heart is to share the problems we’ve faced and offer the solutions that have improved our marriage! (Spoiler alert: God is the common denominator in ALL of these weeks!) We started this class a few weeks ago at...
It was Friday at 3 o’clock. My phone had just informed me that, not only was ‘heavy rain’ in our forecast, there was a big STORM predicted after dark too. Honestly, I just wanted to go get the marshmallows, Hershey bars and graham crackers from the backpack by the door, put them back in their...
It was an amazing session. The kind of session that I ended-up writing about in my Happiness Journal when I returned home from Georgia. But, as much happiness as this particular session gave me, honestly, I pulled out of that long, beautiful Athen’s driveway feeling confused and a little afraid… There’s a long story...
Offer me the opportunity to travel anywhere and my answer will always be “YES!” After our Spring Break with family in Jackson, Mississippi, the kids and I jumped on the chance to ride down to New Orleans with Matthew for his super-quick work meeting. Because Matthew had to meet customers and a big thunder...
