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In our family, the year that a child turns twelve they can choose anywhere in the world for a trip with just me and them. Cole chose Bolivia. Will chose Japan. Samm chose South Africa. Well, here we are 10,319 miles away from home. (A new record if you’
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Singapore was our final destination on the Asian continent. I’m still still wrapping my brain around this interesting city-state. It’s different but familiar. In many ways, it feels like “The Las Vegas of Southeast Asia.” The Name The history of this Singapore island is long and short. Having
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It’s not that I had never heard of Malaysia but I didn’t know much about it. That seems to be the situation for most people I know. When they heard Kuala Lumpur was on the list they always asked, “Where is that?” It is the home of the
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Thailand is known as the land of smiles. It could also be known as the land of malls, traffic, food, and energy. I was happy to be back in this country and show the family around. A Place to Call Home Our house was very comfortable and sat atop a
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Our next destination was the largest city in Central Vietnam: Da Nang. Most people will visit the much larger cities in the North and South but we wanted something a little less touristy. We got it. (It backfired a little bit because when Sunday came, the closest worship services where
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For the next leg in the trip around the world, we took a five hour flight over the East China Sea and landed in Hong Kong aka The City of Skyskrapers. For this flight we took the airline HK Express because it had direct access at the right time. (In
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The flight was long as we passed the equator back to Winter. (Jane prepared for the return to cold with plenty of hot chocolate on the flight.) This is my fourth time in the Land of the Rising Sun. It remains exciting and new. If you like to explore, there
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After our week in the Auckland suburbs, we decided to plan a downtown stay for Sydney. We still rented a car because we knew there were some adventures with distance but mostly it was walking around the city blocks. (And that’s good too because driving with a right wheel
Faith
Of all the men I’ve never met, perhaps none have influenced my life more directly than Samuel Stucki. He was born 200 years ago today in Switzerland. It was January 18, 1824. It was he who decided to have faith unto repentance, join The Church of Jesus Christ of
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When people ask about our family adventure, it’s never easy to list through all the destinations. It doesn’t really matter though because most people stop us after the first country. “New Zealand? I’ve always wanted to go to New Zealand.” It’s funny that it’s such
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As we start our journey around the world, we thought Hawaii would be a nice launch location. The journey gets you halfway across the Pacific and just slightly adjusts the time zone. Also, The Sentry golf tournament was taking place on the island. (Convenient timing right?) This is the first
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There is a habit on social media that isn’t very social. Let’s call it the “First Person Problem.” It is the tendency for a person to constantly steer the conversation to be about themselves. You’ve seen it many times. A post is made online and the comments
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Earlier this year, I completed a goal of traveling to all fifty states in the USA. I admit that some states were more interesting than others, but America is full of wonderful people and places. Seeing the homes and highways across America is a good reminder that we all have
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Music Collage The other day, Jane put up a collage on her wall showcasing her favorite music artists. All the expected artists are there but one of these things is not like the other: I can’t imagine where she got that from, but I think little Jane Taylor is
First things first: * I am not a doctor. * I do like trying experiments * I am not an “essential oils person.” * I do well with a process that requires consistency * I record thorough notes on everything With all of that on the table, let’s begin: I lost my sense of
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There is something special about walking into a production studio lot in Los Angeles. It feels like a small connection to the golden age of the silver screen. We were invited to visit Wheel of Fortune in Los Angeles. Since the girls love the show, they got to come too.