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Must Have Camping Gear

Must Have Camping Gear of 2026

Talk to any avid camper and they’ll have at least one piece of new camping gear that they want to talk to you about. So we went to the source and chatted with the ladies of Houston Women’s Hiking to hear all about their favorite gear. This list includes some of our tried and true…

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…

Family friendly things to do in dallas like lazy river at a baseball park

Family Things To Do In Dallas, A Long Weekend

This past weekend we went on a family trip to and spent a long weekend exploring things to do in Dallas, TX. Bill and I lived there for a short…

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…

Oh, Hey Hurricane Harvey

Bill and I had a big weekend planned this weekend exploring areas of our state we had never seen. We were going to spend Friday going to see the George W Bush Presidential Library and then spend the evening with friends in Bryan, TX. Saturday morning we were heading to Waco to see the mammoth…

With Glad and Sincere Hearts by Chris

I have been trying to write about this for a while now. There are a lot of emotions attached to this experience, there’s a lot of pain and hurt and guilt and all the things I’ve written about thus far. They are the things that take time to work through, the things you have to…

Unforced Rhythms of Grace by Chris

Noise is hard. Drama is hard. One of my favorite TV shows is The Walking Dead. I have a slight fascination with zombie based lore. Our fire was on a Friday, the new season premiered two days later on Sunday. I haven’t been able to watch a single episode. Watching a show that places me…

The Process: Day of The Fire

I’ve had people reach out and say, “My friend/sister/dad/aunt experienced a fire today, what can I do? Where do they begin?” So we wrote this down as a small guide. This is a wild beast of a day. The best I can suggest is delegate. The Office Bag My mom, in her infinite wisdom the…

PTSD and Other Tales

Days after the fire a family friend messaged me and let me know friends of hers had a bed and some other furniture they would like to give me. Days after the fire I couldn’t even comprehend buying underwear, much less what furniture we would need. My brain was broken, it didn’t function. I’m not…