25 Reflections: Leaving

We left Kaysersberg today. Last night we had dinner and then walked through the village one last time to say goodbye. We said goodbye to the cuckoo clock shop, the 500 year-old bridge, Albert Schweitzer’s house, the gingerbread store, the castle, the bakery, the charming asymmetrical white house, the cookie store, the village cat who…

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25 Reflections: Shedding

The past many months have been a marvelous adventure. But here’s the thing about adventures: Unless you want to spend the entire time being a miserable pack horse, you have to travel light. In the years leading up to our time in France, I began to fancy myself as something of a minimalist. I got…

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Why We Moved Our Family of 5 to a Tiny Village in France

I’ve been living in France for two weeks now with my husband and three daughters. We will be here for six months. After sharing a bunch of pictures of our adorable village surrounded by breathtaking vineyards on social media, a lot of people have been reaching out to me with questions about how we came…

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Kauai Helicopter Tour Photo Story

Get a glimpse into our Kauai helicopter tour experience! This is my first real photo story–a story told entirely with photos and videos.

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My Kauai Teachers

I just returned from a week in Kauai. You might be saying to yourself, “Wait, I thought you were going to Europe?” And you are correct. That’s still happening (next week!). But before heading across the Atlantic, we headed across the Pacific to make some memories with my husband’s family. Thanks to my father-in-law’s extreme…

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Finally Making Plans: Wandering, Words, and What’s Next

Hello! I haven’t posted in a while. Turns out deciding to write a book and launch a blog at the same time may have been a little over-ambitious. I’ve been prioritizing my book (for now), and I’m happy with that decision. But don’t worry, the blog will be heating up soon. I thought I would…

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Top 10 Things To Do in Seabrook, WA

One of the gifts of 2020 was discovering this cute little beach town on Washington’s coast. Plan a day trip or stay for a bit with your family!

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