On the Road with HTHL: Celebrating Easter with Good Friends
March 21-March 27, 2016 Fort Worth Texas to Clever, Missouri: Range of miles: 4,575 -6,465 Week # 5/23 weeks Monday: We stayed an extra day in Fort Worth taking care of HTHL business and schoolwork. For lunch, we had the iconic burger of the wild west, What-a-Burger (Yum!) In my biased opinion, a very close second […]
On the Road with HTHL: Old Friends New Friends
March 7-March 13, 2016 Denver to South Carolina: Range of miles: 2,950-4,575 We started our week by visiting our friends at Focus on the Family (FOF) in Colorado Springs. Our family loves hanging out at Whits’ End indoor playground. I couldn’t resist Wooten’s, (Adventures in Odyssey character), two-story swirly slide. So glad I made the […]
On the Road With HTHL: Happy Mama!
February 29-March 6, 2016 Miles to Date: 1,798 One mom plus a visit with her adult children equals one happy mama! We have a week between conventions and our two boys work at Copper Mountain Ski Resort just outside of Denver, Colorado. It’s a perfect time to visit. So I donned my Copper Mountain sweatshirt […]
On The Road With HTHL: Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
February 21-28, 2016 Miles to Date: 0 Sundays are the Best Days Surprisingly, the day we left on on our journey was in fact a day of rest for us. Days of planning and packing were over and all that was left to do was crank the engine and roll the wheels. The first leg of […]
HTHL Tour: Last Week in Our Home Town
February 20, 2016 HTHL Tour Begins! We’ll be on the road for five months. Saying goodbye is never easy. We spent the week saying goodbye to dear friends and family. We cherish the prayers and encouragement we have received from each one. Emotionally, I’m spent in a good way. We are so blessed to have […]
Help for Hurting Marriages
You feel alone. Your marriage is hurting….really hurting. The word divorce has been mentioned or at least been invited to the conversations between you and your spouse. The foe is named, “Divorce”. Unfortunately, Divorce is very willing to convince you it’s over, and there’s no way to rekindle love. In fact, Divorce will rudely dominate […]
Write Early! Write Often! Write Well!
I love this true story. I’m not sure who’s the author; I heard it a long time ago before the internet. It goes like this…. On the first day of a college art class, the art teacher outlined the objectives of the class and her grading scale. The student’s semester assignment was simple, turn in […]
Six Ways You Can Help Your Child Heal Through Writing
Why teach a child to write? There are many good reasons: •Facilitate Communication •Engage in Artistic Expression •Aid in Learning •Prepare for Future Employment However, one reason that often gets overlooked is writing can help children heal. Experiences of loss and tragedy greatly affect children. Death of a loved one Death of a pet House […]
Creating Christmas Traditions
I’m a fan of good, wholesome musicals that leave me with a tapping toe, a smile on my face, and something worthy to ponder. Fiddler on the Roof is one of those kinds of musicals. I adore the opening scene. The main character, Tevye, a Russian Jewish father, opens the play with these lines: Tevye: A fiddler […]
10 Reasons to Write a Dear Santa Letter Every Year
I’ll admit. It seems like an odd family tradition. I mean, with all the Christmas commercialism, why would you encourage your kids to write a letter listing what THEY want for Christmas? I beg you. Please don’t click away. Hear me out. By the end of my post, you may even end up taking up […]