Less stuff, more stories

(for Part 1, click here) One of our favorite family travel memories is such a little thing that it would be easy to overlook, but it has...

(for Part 1, click here) Although I am still a bit nervous about our rig coming off as pretentious, we finally decided to build out a...

(for Part 1, click here) We resigned from our teaching jobs in July of 2021 and said goodbye to our life in Oregon so we could return...

(for Part 1, click here) The problem, of course, is that most people can’t find a way to finance a life of travel earlier than full...

(for Part 1, click here) Travel was pushed to the back burner. I started teaching at a public high school. Andy worked as a youth pastor....

(for Part 1, click here) Early in our marriage, Andy longed for travel for different reasons. First and foremost, his family didn’t do...

(for Part 1, click here) We did eventually take a different track for a few years, at least in financial matters. Andy was recruited to...

(for Part 1, click here) Our life together has never been exactly typical for our cultural and socio-economic background. In our 29 years...

(for Part 1, click here) I learned later that he was not at all discouraged by my aloof greeting. If anything, he took it as a challenge....

There was a knock at the door. He was right on time. This was the moment of truth. Either I was going to feel like a complete fool, or . . .