Welcome to What to Read Wednesday! In honor of 5 de Mayo coming up very soon, this week’s list will focus on books about Mexico, but you are welcome to link up any family friendly post below! We’d love for you to check out a few of the other posts as well and get to […]
Large family travel is a wonderful adventure. It takes a healthy mix of planning, flexibility and strategy to pull it off, but we've never been sorry we traveled with our kids. In fact, we're looking for more ways to do it. Join me as I share our tips and recommendations to make your trips fun and memorable.
Christmas Around the World
Because I love Christmas, missions and travel, each year at Christmas we add to our series about Christmas Around the World. I hope you will join me as we journey to find Christmas on each of the seven continents that we may never physically visit. To learn about and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of their Christmas […]
Traveling with a Large Family
Surviving Large Family Car Travel I wish I had kept a travel log of all the car hours we have enjoyed together in the last few weeks. It seems we have been everywhere on this furlough: CA, TX, FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, AL, AK, OK, MS… to name a few states. Truth be told, […]
Large Family Travel Tips
This week is National Travel and Tourism Week (#NTTW). Find out more here. And we are partnering with Word Traveling and several other blogging friends to do a series on Travel Effects. Travel has been key in the creation of some of our family’s sweetest and some of our hardest family memories. From traveling on […]
Spelunking Science
Just before we officially began our school year this year, we had the awesome opportunity to visit the Mayan Riviera on a homeschool vacation with some other families. Part of the package that Azul Hotels put together for us was a day excursion to Indiana Joe’s Aktun Chen Natural Park, complete with a mini zoo, a […]
Mexico Dream Vacation with Kids
Do you dream of taking your entire family on a dream vacation? I dare say you do, and missionaries are no exception. Last week our Mexico dream vacation (with kids) came true as Jen Reyneri of WordTraveling.com partnered with Azul/Karisma Hotels to host our family and several others at Puerto Morelos – near Cancun, Mexico […]
Staycations: Have Fun Wherever You Are!
As I promised in yesterday’s post, here are links to great Staycation destinations from all over the United States! Even if you only visit virtually, by clicking on the links, the journey is sure to be worth it! Enjoy! Mid Atlantic NW (or all), Connecticut :: Parenting Miracles Boston (or all), Massachusetts :: Maven of […]
Staycation: Discover Asheville
You don’t have to have a budget like Vanderbilt’s to enjoy the beautiful mountain charm of Asheville, North Carolina. I grew up not far from Asheville and I know that with all the family and budget friendly things to do, there is no reason you couldn’t be a tourist in your own hometown! Exploring Asheville, […]
Looking for Field Trip Ideas?
The Ultimate History Field Trip The Field trip to beat all field trips. The post I wrote for Heather at UpsideDownHomeschooling is a must read if you like off the charts field trip adventures. I can’t give it all away, but if you’ve ever wondered how to take an awesome history field trip, you won’t […]