Simple Ways to Make a Difference (When You Don’t Know Where to Start)

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Do you ever look around and think that things just aren’t right? Or have a burning desire to help others? Maybe both? I do. I have so many interests, see so many problems that need a sustainable solution, yet I run into the same problem time and time again: I just don’t know where to [...]

Giveaway: 5 Books That Will Wreck Your Life (In a Good Way)

Giveaway: 5 Books That Will Wreck Your Life (In a Good Way)

Have you ever read something that affected you so much you knew you’d never be the same? I’ve had a few of those books. I picked them up with a nagging feeling that something could be different in my life and finished them knowing that I had to do something, and do it now. In [...]

Big Family, Small Space: Our Bus Update

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Late last year, I mentioned that we decided to move into a bus. I’ve been trying to get Ian to move into an RV for a few years now, since discovering the Walk Slowly, Live Wildly blog. I love the idea of traveling with my family. And I thought it would make home school more [...]

Gratitude in Action: Celebrating Freedom

#FREEDOMROCKS from The Exodus Road on Vimeo. I had a conversation with a friend recently about celebration. She used to live in Mexico and, well, I’m a 1/2 Mexican who’s been to Mexico, and we commented on the lack of celebration we see around us here in the states. Sure we celebrate birthdays and holidays [...]

7 Reasons Why Every Woman Should Read Beautiful Babies

7 Reasons Why Every Woman Should Read Beautiful Babies

When I became pregnant with my first (and ok, second) child, I dutifully did what many other American women do – I read What to Expect When You’re Expecting, took my prenatal horse pills vitamins and did everything my OB said I should. During my third pregnancy, I wised up. I fired my doctor, really [...]

Why Community is the Key to Pursuing Your Passion

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Image by Ciaran McGuiggan *The following is a (slightly tweaked) previously published post. A few years ago, I didn’t think of myself as a passionate person. Sure there were things I was interested in, but I didn’t really feel that burning desire I’d heard others talk about. Then, I picked up Dan Miller’s book, 48 Days to the [...]