Live Blogging: 4 Trips, 5 Months 10/31/17

Backstory, for those of you new to this series: In August I began a new job that provided me with a lot of vacation time for the rest of the year but very minimal vacation time for next year. In an effort to make the most of it, I'm planning four trips in...

Live Blogging: 4 Trips, 5 Months 10/24/17

America is such a large country with many potential travel options. It's hard to pick just one favorite vacation spot! Three months in, one trip down; three trips in two months to go. Backstory, for those of you new to this series: In August I began a new...

Wordless Wednesday #25

Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina (10/2016) A few weeks ago, I remember reading a quote about how fall leaves are the spring flowers of autumn. It fits, don't you think? Justin and I attempted to finish driving the Blue Ridge Parkway this year and failed....

Live Blogging: 4 Trips, 5 Months 10/15/17

Three months and one trip down, three trips and two months to go. So, here's what is going on: In August I began a new job that provided me with a lot of vacation time for the rest of the year but very minimal vacation time for next year. In an effort to...

Wordless Wednesday #24

Pali Lookout in Oahu, Hawai'i (February 2017) They say that for every good image you take, you have 100 bad ones. I experienced this today as I looked for a shot to edit for Wordless Wednesday. At least the end result was a gorgeous overlook of a beautiful...

Live Blogging: 4 Trips/5 Months 10/10/17 Update

Synopsis: In August I began a new job that provided me with a lot of vacation time for the rest of the year but very minimal vacation time for next year. In an effort to make the most of it, I'm planning four trips in five months (now, three) with updates weekly...

Jeremy Camp The Answer Giveaway and Review

Growing up in a small town in the south, the local church was always the main hub of the community. Not being from a particularly Christian family, this wasn't something I really knew or understood until high school. And then, all of a sudden, if you weren't...

IWSG #9

At the beginning of every month, as part of the Insecure Writer's Support Group, I take a look at my successes (not just in writing), share the ways I hope to improve in the next month, answer the IWSG question of the month, and provide inspiration (if I have...

Live Blogging: 4 Trips/5 Months 10/3/17 Update

I've been quite busy handling life this past week, but I did manage to get a few things done. (Both for life and for trips.) Anyway, here's what is new this week. I apologize that it is all in list form, but even still maybe you will find a few useful tidbits...