starting the journey

This is the journey of one modern American family into a lifestyle of less is more. We have been on this road for years. Ebbing and flowing with life, but now is the time to really get serious about minimalism, sustainable living and being debt free. This blog is to help us, as a family, stay on track, keep focused and share our journey with the world. … [Read More...]
what’s going on..

the adventure of changes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; Ecc 3:1-2 To everything there is a season and my mother’s season ended way [...]

moving through the changes…
Our old house was closing the day after Memorial Day. Monday all the offices were going to be closed so Tuesday was the big day! We had already had plans to go on a camping trip that weekend and we saw no reason to change our plans. We would come home Sunday evening and start [...]

the tides of change
To say that the death of a loved one changes you is an understatement. Death is apart of life and no one knows when their time will come to face their death. I personally don’t fear my own death, but I have always had a fear of losing those close to me. My father died [...]

Changes…really?
After I posted my “Big Changes” post at the beginning of the year some changes that we did not have in mind happened. I found out that my mother would need open heart surgery to replace a bad aorta valve. Our house got a buyer. We prepared to move to Tennessee to be closer to my mother for during [...]

BIG changes
It is that time of year when everyone is talking about resolutions and changes. I always found this time of year pretty amusing because you don’t have to go very far to hear the hopes and dream of many people. “I want to lose weight”, “I want to save money”, “I want to change my [...]



