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Family travel adventures

  • Packing, Patience, and Power Company Headaches: The Countdown Begins

    On June 13th, Jim and I boarded a flight to Mississippi and officially signed the papers that made our new house—and farm—ours. It was a whirlwind day, equal parts surreal and satisfying. Walking out of the lawyer’s office, keys in hand, it hit us: we actually did it. We bought a home more than 2,000…

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  • Rage Against the Silence: A Homecoming in Motion

    This move, this moment, is the culmination of a thousand little choices, doubts, memories, and prayers. It started with a random Zillow listing back in February – an email from an agent that I nearly overlooked. At the time, Jim and I were knee-deep in remodeling plans for our current home, and we’d just found…

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  • Hello World!

    When I look back at my childhood, it’s like flipping through a book with missing pages. I was adopted from foster care at a young age, carrying questions about who I was and where I came from. Those unanswered questions shaped much of my early years, leaving me searching for a sense of identity, belonging,…

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Away we go!

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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