Monterey, California – Bike Path

We booked a trip to Marina Dunes RV Resort to celebrate the Feast of Booths. This Biblical holiday was traditionally celebrated by building temporary shelters in which to live for the week. This is to commemorate the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years living in tents. Our adaptation was to go glamping in … Continue reading Monterey, California – Bike Path

Crochet Pumpkin

handmade by my daughter, age 13

A Few of My Favorite Back-to-Homeschool Things

In honor of back-to-school/homeschool season, I’m sharing some of my favorite things right now. I hope you enjoy! I decorated the table with a few new games and goodies for our first day 9/1! My mom made a large quilted pillow and I removed the stuffing and made it into a table runner. In previous … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Back-to-Homeschool Things

Trail Mix Hike

Hike #9 for 2025 A NV State Park, Fort Churchill, hosted a “Trail Mixer” on National trail mix day, 8/31. They provided a humongous trail mix bar with a huge variety of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and candy. After creating our own custom bags of trail mix, we went on a hike to trail test … Continue reading Trail Mix Hike

Tween/Teen Baptism

My children/teen, ages 11, 12 & 15 all decided to be baptized together at Leoni Meadows family camp this year. Our religious beliefs are that a person chooses for themself when to be baptized by immersion in water when they’re old enough to understand the symbolism of baptism and understand what it means. To prepare, … Continue reading Tween/Teen Baptism