Family of 5 and our homestead life in a 500 square-foot cottage on the island of Maui
“In the quiet rhythm of the needle and thread, find the stillness of the present moment.” - Corrie ten Boom So much anxiety. I could feel it creeping into my heart each day leading up to the holidays this past year. My desire to make memories with my family was constantly overshadowed by the expectations… Continue reading Learning to Quilt
After Glacier National Park, we drove to Yellowstone! This was my first time ever visiting North American National Parks other than the handful I've visited in Hawai'i and Alaska: Haleakalā National Park on Maui, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawai'i; Denali National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Glacier Bay National Park… Continue reading Yellowstone National Park
One of my best friends from college who is from Canada met up with us in Glacier National Park at the start of our travels. It was so much fun spending those four days together adventuring through the park, and at nearby Whitefish, Montana. Highlights: eating all our meals together, in community. Swimming in the… Continue reading Glacier National Park
The days following our Alaska trip are a complete blur. I remember flying with Ken and our kids to Seattle, then renting multiple hotel rooms throughout South Seattle and Bellevue, then Ken found and bought a used truck, and somewhere in there we bought our very own travel trailer. We were utterly exhausted in that… Continue reading Seattle to Eastern Washington, then Idaho to Montana
"Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul." - John Muir Nearly three weeks into our Alaska trip and we've covered lots of ground: visiting our favorite places of old and fellowshipping with family and friends. Last week, we did a lengthly family outing to Hatcher's Pass, where we hiked… Continue reading Hatcher’s Pass, Alaska
Little Maui Family 