Family travel adventures
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The Missing Pages: What It Means to Be a Foster Child and an Adoptive Mom
Read more: The Missing Pages: What It Means to Be a Foster Child and an Adoptive MomThis afternoon, as I sit here contemplating all the planning and packing for our move, my heart feels full—not because things have been easy, but because of everything we’ve walked through to get to this point. People often ask me what it’s like to be a foster kid, and truthfully, I never quite know how…
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Full Circle: From Foster Child to Forever Mom
Read more: Full Circle: From Foster Child to Forever MomAfter the chaos of our last few days—broken-down trucks, squatter break-ins, and heatwave haircuts—you’d think I’d be running on fumes. And maybe I am. But in the stillness that followed today’s whirlwind, I found myself thinking about why we’re doing all of this. Why we’re uprooting our lives, packing every last thing we own into…
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Haircuts, Breakdowns, and Break-Ins: Just Another Day in the Countdown
Read more: Haircuts, Breakdowns, and Break-Ins: Just Another Day in the CountdownIf moving across the country with two kids, three dogs, four cats, and a bird wasn’t already enough chaos, today added a few chapters to the what-else-could-go-wrong saga. Since I sold my car earlier this week (goodbye, independence… for now), Jim had to coordinate with me and the girls to get us all to the…
Family travel stories
Join us as we explore new places across the country, sharing our adventures, unexpected surprises, and the lessons learned along the way during our cross-country move from California to Mississippi.
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Coming Home to Dixie 