relishing the life God has given us
At some point last year, I had this defining moment where I realized that I was completely content with my life. I had achieved all of the major goals I dreamed of since I was young — married to my best friend and one and only love, skilled in a variety of trades, I’ve lived in several beautiful places, I’m a dog… Read More
One of the most wonderful things about becoming an adult is the relationship that I have developed with my parents. When I was growing up under their care, we got along most of the time, and I felt that their teaching and discipline was fair; however, once I moved away, it all started to make sense in a new way that I couldn’t… Read More
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
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
Truth be told, I didn’t believe in soul mates. Sure, I loved Disney movies and sappy love stories as much as the next hopeless romantic, but I knew that with there being billions of people in this world, everyone is bound to have at least several “someones” out there with which they could live “happily ever after”. What it really comes… Read More
Weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Day 1 || Hiking Mount Mitchell || Saturday, July 2, 2016 We conquered another State High Point last weekend! Hiking to every single one isn’t a top priority to us (though it’s certainly on our bucket list) but when we realized that the high point of NC also happened to be the highest point… Read More