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Hurricane Helene & Our Community
We love many things about living in the mountains, but our favorite part has been the humans. Salt of the earth, genuine, authentic kind of humans. The 3 days leading up to Hurricane Helene hitting the area brought us 7.61″ of rain. THEN the hurricane rains came. Good for us, bad for the NC side,…
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“It Just…Broke”
As a couple, Greg and I have settled into the chores we are more comfortable with and lucky for us, all the chores still get done. I’m not a fan of doing dishes, but Greg doesn’t mind. I enjoy doing laundry and he doesn’t. It all works out… until it doesn’t. I had the great…
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Fall Colors 2024
One of the benefits of living in the mountains is we get to watch the beauty of the Fall colors as the leaves change from the top of the mountain down. With so much destruction in the area from the rains before and during Hurricane Helene, it was nice to get out and enjoy the…
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Visiting the Littles
In June, I went up to Iowa for a quick weekend to see all my Littles. Sarah didn’t have a regular baby shower, but a “Pregger Kegger”. Bring diapers/wipes and enjoy time with family. I loved being able to see Jason and Sarah, and of course, Riley. I brought up some cases of diapers and…
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Jonesborough Garden Tour
Jonesborough is the oldest town in Tennessee and they always have something going on. It is the center for the International Storytelling Festival where THOUSANDS come to enjoy the stories shared. I saw that there was a Garden Gala happening and just had to check it out. I reached out to my friend, Jessica, and…
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Disney Kids: May 2024
The adult kids are coming to town – what should we do?? Go to Disney, of course! When the kids started planning to come down for the Parentals anniversary party, Sarah really wanted to make sure they got to visit Disney because Johnathon had never been and is a huge Star Wars fan. So, we…
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Shell-less Turtle
Shell-less Turtle It’s been too long for us not to send out an update, but in our defense, we have been out of sorts. Can you tell what is missing here? Yes, it’s Maverick. Maverick has been gone for 7 weeks! Pearl is missing her other half! Back in May, we shared that Maverick needed…
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50 Years and Counting
My parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past May. While I know it hasn’t been a perfect marriage, I am proud they stuck through the hard times, learned to (and are still learning) to compromise, learned to (and are still learning) to communicate, and most of all they kept close to Jesus. A three-cord…
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Maverick is Headed Back for Service
We understood that buying new, we would have to deal with all the quirks of manufacturing issues. However, this has been a bit more dramatic in scope than we originally planned. From the broken refrigerator, to the leak behind the shower wall, we have learned a TON about RV ownership. While wintering in Florida this…
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Food is My Love Language: Week 2 – Casseroles
Did you end up making burgers? I did! Casseroles are great for those seasons that you need to feed quite a few and/or are busy enough that leftovers need to be a full healthy meal that can be served up quickly. I have 3 recipes to share with you that have turned into some of…
Chasing Adventure
Finding adventure in everyday life
Chasing Adventure 