Category: Inspiring Travel Stories
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Inspired to Help- Oklahoma Tornado Disaster
I remember being terrified as I hid under my oak school desk with my hands wrapped around my head. Tornado warning sirens and even preparedness drills in my midwestern school as a kindergarten girl left a deep imprint in my soul. And those were just drills… warnings. This storm was Oh. So. Real. Unthinkable. Unimaginable.…
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How to Make a Family Cruise Educational
A few years ago, we made a promise to our two girls. We told them that we may not have the fanciest cars, the biggest house or the newest things, but we would do everything we could to show them as much of the world as we possibly could. We travel as often as we…
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The Ultimate Homeschool Vacation GIVEAWAY- (through June 1) over $2500.00 value!
WOW! With a week of so much to celebrate, Cinco de Mayo, Teacher’s Appreciation Week, and Mother’s Day… THIS IS THE TIME to announce something BRAND NEW to the homeschool community! VACATIONS designed for our lifestyle of learning! We have partnered with Azul Hotels by Karisma to create The Ultimate Homeschool Vacation… just for Homeschool Families!…
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Learning on the Road: a guest post by Renee Gotcher
Any time we have to opportunity to travel as a family, we are looking for fun and adventure. However, there are other benefits to traveling as a homeschool family we like to take advantage of as well, like learning on the road. We turned our recent trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming into a spontaneous field…
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The Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge – a guest post by Kathy Balman
On a recent road trip to South Carolina, I decided to make a detour for a spontaneous adventure. After driving across 3 states and through the Smokey Mountains, I arrived in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee with my kids. The Titanic Museum had been on our field trip list for quite awhile, and it did not disappoint.…
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Life Lessons from a Sea Turtle
We live in South East Florida, one of the country’s prime spots for sea turtle nesting. For weeks now on my morning walks, I’ve seen their tracks and nests. Once again, the Lord has shown me one of my greatest lessons through the sea. With two small boys and only a handful of night…