Like most of you all, and as I shared on Instagram, I am READY for elections to be done, for the world to stop spinning in all of these big...
This year, we are not trick-or-treating. Due to COVID, a lot of our neighborhood is shutting their doors and turning off their porch lights. The idea of creating chutes and...
This article, at its heart, is about finding a good travel companion – and why you (yes, YOU) need one. While I adore Mr. Family Trip (we travel together very...
I put a political bumper sticker on my car for the first time. Ever. While this may seem trivial, I feel it was a mark of extreme bravery.At some point...
Years ago, Mr. Family Trip and I began a love affair. With an island: Bald Head Island, North Carolina. This small island, considered part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area, is...
I am an avid reader; I fervently believe books open our minds, hearts and make us better in all ways. And that applies to parenting as well! Starting 10 years...
First, some context about whitewater rafting in West Virginia:Over 150,000 visitors get in a raft and hit the white water in West Virginia every year. The New River in West...
This post has been holding me back from sharing details of our travels here lately. I want to bring joy, positivity and inspiration to the world. But Chincoteague Island happened. While...
It’s Friday. And on this particular Friday I feel beat, torn down, by all the negative news and negative chatter and negative talk surrounding me. I feel like America is...
Living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is wonderful. And, having lived at the beach for years prior to this (I guess we like to live in places that...