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Huntsville State Park

5 Favorite Texas State Parks (That We’ve Visited So Far)

When I share about our family mission to visit every state park in Texas, the next question is always, “how many have you been to and which one is your favorite”. With 10 natural ecoregion across the state it’s insanely hard to narrow it down to one, or even five favorites. Each region is so…

Things to Buy When You Buy A Camper

When you buy a camper, no one really tells you ALLLLL the other things you need to buy to make sure that camper is running properly and to make camper…

Stronger Than Podcast - Season 1 Episode 5 - Losing A Texas State Park with Misti Little

Stronger Than – Losing A Texas State Park – Misti Little

Misti and I met through Instagram at the very start of the battle to save Fairfield Lake State Park. It was the end of February and I was at the…

Caprock Canyon State Park

Proposition 14 – The Centennial Parks Conservation Fund – Passes!

This year I wrote and created a travel journal for Texas State Parks — Texas State Parks Journal. In the process of writing this book I did buckets of research…

The List

by Chris I’ve always worked well with lists, there’s something cathartic about scratching something off a to do list item once it’s done, like the mark of a hero who’s just conquered a great nation. I still keep (or kept, it burned) a physical day planner just so I could work weekly to do lists…

Friday, The Day I Watched My Nightmare, Part 1

by Chris The alarm went off on my phone, it was time to pick up Issa. I was wrapping up a phone call with a friend and closing up shop for the weekend. I closed the curtains in my office grabbed my purse and keys and walked out the door. It took me 10 minutes…

Hi, My Name is Bill, And I’m a Little Bit Broken

I don’t know what to write or where to begin. I don’t understand the feelings I am having and the fear that grips me when I think of the events of February 10th. All I can seem to see is the smoke filling my house and feel the heat blasting me in the face while…

Hi, I’m Chris and I’m a Little Bit Broken

Almost two weeks ago, I watched my house burn. I said goodbye to my dog on the front lawn while people watched. I almost lost my husband, who was asleep in the house at the time. Day two after the fire, I borrowed my mom’s computer and I started writing. I’m still writing. And I’m…