relishing the life God has given us
If 2016 taught us anything, it’s that you never know what’s around the bend. Even though we’re in a fairly structured program in the military — where we’ve known for years what training must take place, in which order, and have an idea on everywhere we could possibly live — the unexpected can strike and change the plans we thought were… Read More
2016 was a year of completely new experiences in all new places for us. It started with settling into a new home in a state that we were unfamiliar with, then learning how to embrace a completely different environment and lifestyle than what we were used to. This led to us expanding our perimeters and visiting attractions and cities within a wide… Read More
Moving to New York, Part 1 | SC to IA | August 12-15, 2016 Curtis’ graduation wrapped up around 10:30, and after a few final logistical things we went to pick up Charlotte (who was being watched by our kind hosts and friends!) and said a few final goodbyes to our neighbors. Our first experience living on a military base… Read More
Graduation Day | Friday, August 12, 2016 Not to be overshadowed by all the other crazy events of our last week in SC, this one will get its own post. Curtis graduated on Friday morning — the day after moving out of our house and mere hours before hitting the road for good! Curtis graduated with distinction, in the top… Read More
Last Week in Charleston || August 5-12, 2016 We’re back! And by back, I mean back on the blog, back on the internet, and getting back to “normal”, whatever that is! We are now 1000 miles North of where we were in our last post, so obviously I have some catching up to do. Over the next week we’ll go… Read More
As we are packing up our belongings and making plans for moving, we have been reflecting on what living in the South has taught us. We’ve only spent 8 ½ months here, but because we travel around and explore the area so much, we feel like we’ve really experienced true Southern living. Hey, living through the “dog days of summer”… Read More