Category: Travel
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One Year Anniversary – reblog of a most popular posting
This month marks the one year anniversary of willtravelwithkids. I’m so glad, after the encouragement of several friends, that I started recording our family adventures. My most faithful readers are my mom, mother-in-law and several aunts. Of course, they have a deep personal interest in our family. But I’m thankful for all my readers, particularly…
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Newport, Rhode Island – Downton Abbey and the Inner Aristocrat
“Newport’s not a jungle. Not at all. But it is a little less formal.” – Martha Levinson in Downton Abbey The Downton Abbey cult-like following increases every week. I am happy to be one of those followers who enjoys superb acting, witty dialogue and engrossing character development, not to mention the historical setting that sheds an…
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Another SoCal surprise – the Palm Springs aerial tram
When I talk to people about some of the most incredible places I’ve traveled, I usually talk in terms of natural beauty and diversity, incredible food and friendly people. Places that come to mind are Morocco and South Africa. I’m all too quick to discount the place I am living at the moment, which in…
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Loving life in Kijabe, Kenya
This family just recently embarked on the overseas living adventure, though their situation is unique in that they are mostly working with people from their own western culture. They’re loving living life in the Great Rift Valley. Tell us about your family. How long have you been married? How many kids do you have? How…
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Business in Cusco, Peru
Today I am excited to introduce Scott and Teri Englund and their two daughters. They hail from the beautiful city of Cusco, Peru where they. . . Well, I’ll let Scott tell their story. Tell us about your family. How long have you been married? How many kids do you have? How long have you…
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Six kids in southern Mali, Africa
Not everything is peaches and cream for this family with six kids in southern Mali near the border with Côte d’Ivoire. BUT, they are faithful. “The dream I have is to raise my family where they will gain a big view of God. Being daily confronted with languages, cultures and poverty pushes us to know…
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Up and moved to Bucharest, Romania – with four young children
Today meet Jake and Jessie in Bucharest. I am so encouraged by their story, up and moving to Romania because they knew that’s what they needed to do. One of my favorite quotes – “People of all cultures love kids, so they’ve opened a lot of conversations and softened a lot of people to us. …
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Raising boys in Melut, South Sudan
When I read the Fader’s blog from South Sudan I am always encouraged by the joy and vivacity which marks their lives. They live in the new South Sudan, a place most people would refuse to take their family simply because all they know about Sudan is what they’ve heard on the news. If…
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Wrecked: A Series of Interviews
We’ve all heard that it doesn’t matter what you do as much as how you do it. That God can use you anywhere. That you never know what seeds you are planting in people’s lives, even when you can’t see the fruit. All this is true, but only if you’re not using these statements to…
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