The case for independence: The U. S. Declaration of Independence was a history maker. “I’ll do it myself!” is a powerful declaration of many three year olds. The average square feet for new single-family homes in the U. S. in 1950 was 1,000 square feet; in 2015 it was almost 2,800 square feet. This… Continue Reading
“The world is different tonight..it is! Someone said it in the film…the cosmos has shifted…so much love was shared tonight on the screen and with friends watching it together and now talking about it…for a life time. The world is always changed by love – and tonight there was a hurricane of love!” I wrote… Continue Reading
Living in a travel trailer – which means spending time in RV parks – is different than we thought. Ok, that’s a lie because it implies we’ve actually thought about what it’d be like spending time in RV parks – and we hadn’t thought about it at all…until we started this adventure. Our whole adventure… Continue Reading
There is great hope; vulnerability is a good path. Transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability are popular buzz words these days. We sometimes use them as if they were synonyms, but they’re not. Transparency means we’re open – and not hiding anything; authenticity means what we offer to others is valid and accurate. Vulnerability, in… Continue Reading
Today’s Airstream Almanac post was supposed to have been published at Wolf Creek Park on Lake Livingston. We had a two week reservation there – to enjoy the lake, tall pine trees, and our annual family reunion scheduled for Labor Day weekend. But, Harvey. The storm that tried to steal Texas. First, I must catch… Continue Reading
This volume of Airstream Almanac is being brought to you from the outer edge of Hurricane Harvey – a category 4 storm that is currently reeking havoc in Texas. Our travel trailer model name is a “Flying Cloud.” We’re hoping that’s not anything prophetic. We’ve adjusted our travel plans – to stay longer in central… Continue Reading
Parents – this blog is for you. Picture me handing you a hero T-shirt. Consider it a uniform; find fellow heroes and huddle up! School is in session. Parents, you’re celebrating the return of routine…for another few days. In the beginning, the students are celebrating that most of the homework is for their parents! And… Continue Reading
August 21, 2017 “It’s not perfect.” We’ve lived in Freedom (our Airstream) as our home for nine weeks now. We’ve been residents at two RV Parks so far. There are pros and cons … at both. The first park had a state of the art laundry facility…the second, not so much. (No, we don’t… Continue Reading
Airstream Almanac – vol. 1: Aug. 15, 2017. “A Safe Place to Dream” We wish you were literally with us yesterday – instead of just being virtually connected by this screen that we share like big chairs on a front porch. Yesterday we hooked up Freedom, our Airstream, for her maiden voyage on the road. … Continue Reading
Once upon a time, in the not too distant future…when a child is old enough to go to school – the road to every schoolhouse will be named the “It’s All About You” road. A child will have come to know himself – and his family and the work of the home; it will now… Continue Reading