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Christmas Vacation 2023
Yeah, yeah. I know I am behind. But I have been living in the moment. Completely and thoroughly going with the flow, not forcing any specific emotions, activities, tasks. It’s…
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The Best Italian Food in Mountain City, TN
It’s not every day that I get to eat Italian food. This is one of the most difficult food genres for my egg-allergy boys to partake in, so with them…
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Walk On’s Bistreaux in Hoover, AL
We have been trying new places – well, new to us – for lunch after church. So last Sunday, we drove over to Walk On’s Bistreaux in Hoover, Alabama. Although…
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Our Trip to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky
The Ark was the main attraction on our recent youth group trip. As you know, we visited the Cincinnati Zoo and the Newport Aquarium first. We saved the best for…
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The Newport Aquarium
On our trip to the Cincinnati Zoo, we actually stayed in Kentucky. The first night of our weekend excursion we found ourselves at Newport on the Levee. And the second…
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The Cincinnati Zoo
We recently visited Cincinnati with our church youth group. The Cincinnati Zoo was one of the 3 attractions on our agenda. I love a good zoo. I don’t know what…
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Visiting the University of Alabama
During spring break (yeah, forever ago), we spent the day visiting the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. My friend Mindy (great name, right?) planned the day trip to her alma…
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Fun at Grammie’s House
Sometimes I feel a bit like I am on a hamster wheel. I wanted to break up the monotony of schooling and working from home. So we headed off to…
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Lads to Leaders 2021
Lads to Leaders is a national convention for kids in churches of Christ. We experienced our first one with the Stuart church of Christ in 2019 when we lived in…
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U.S. Space & Rocket Center
As soon as I knew we were moving to Alabama, I knew I wanted to take the kids to the US Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville. Although we used…