Planning a Summer Road Trip Worth Remembering Family travel is on the rise, and that’s an amazing thing. Experiences and time together create lifelong memories. Some of the most vivid memories of my childhood are from road trips. Yet, planning a family road trip can be a daunting task. As a mom who believes in […]
Life Lessons Learned on a Trip to the Grand Canyon
Grateful to our contributor, Bobi Ryan, for this post. How Deep is the Grand Canyon? I don’t know everything!……Wow, that is difficult to admit. Especially since I am a parent of a teenager. I do know that after our trip to the Grand Canyon, I have a new, undoubtable belief in creationism. Remarkably, I assumed […]
Riot and The Dance- a Glorious New Nature Documentary
“To be bored in this world is to be boring in this world.” That quote stuck with me since the moment I previewed the awesome nature documentary film, THE RIOT AND THE DANCE. We had the privilege to get a sneak-peek to review the Riot and the Dance on our living room television, but experiencing […]
Bible Stories Came to Life in Israel: A Fresh Take on a Very Old Story
Even after growing up in church, reading my Bible through more times than I can count, and knowing its stories by heart, my trip to Israel made me realize that I was Biblically lopsided. That is, I had a tendency to draw applications from the New Testament independent of their roots in the Old Testament. […]
Best Things To Do in Loutraki, Greece
Perhaps the most cosmopolitan town we visited on our ten-day tour of the Corinthian Riviera, the seaside hot spot of Loutraki, Greece is filled with allure and archaeology, and is sure to resonate with every kind of discriminating traveler. Things to Do in Loutraki, Greece Go out on the bay in a boat Travel into […]
Planning Ahead When Traveling Internationally, a Missionary’s Tale
A Reminder to Plan Ahead When Traveling Internationally Recently, I was considering traveling out of the country. It had been a long time since my passport was issued; so the first thing I checked was the expiration date. There’s nothing worse than realizing at the last minute, simply because of bad planning, that your tickets, […]
Top 10 Things to do in DC in One Day
Twelve Hours in Washington, DC DC is an amazing city. While I haven’t been to many big cities and just driven through many, it’s been on my bucket list to experience the fullness of life and hustle of our country’s best major metropolis’. My good friend Jen (the founder of the Word Traveling blog) and […]
Guide to 10 Gifts That Give Back (and a $500 Giveaway!)
Giving gifts is often a challenge. As a woman of impact, influence and faith, I’ve made it a point to shop consciously, on budget and on purpose, as often as I can, especially at Christmas. I’ve been a teacher of social enterprise to tweens and teens, and it’s my true pleasure to compile this list […]