Tag

nature

/

what should families do this summer? Let literature take you on a trip!

family-travel-road-trip

The school year is coming to an end. Travel plans are on hold. Summer camps are still in question. What should families do this summer?  While international travel may not be an option just yet, what about a road trip? What about good ‘ole fashioned playing outside? In the ocean, in the woods, on the mountain trail. Whatever nature you are near, it calls.  You can get the kids excited with a book about a great wilderness adventure! Read it out loud as a family or listen to the audio version together. You could choose a classic wilderness advent[...]

/

Family RV’ing: living well while traveling the country

family-travel-nature

Have you ever had the urge to sell the house and go explore the world? Chances are, you know a family doing just that. We often think of these families as being extraordinarily brave, but my friend Rachel, who spent two years traveling the U.S. in an RV with her family, says, “You can totally do it. It’s not like we’re special . . . we just sold our stuff!” That was how it began for this nature-loving family: they listed their stuff for sale.  Rachel is a coach and meditation teacher. She is married to Adam and they have two children, Caelan (eigh[...]

/

why this family was social distancing before social distancing was a thing

family-time-at-home

For me, the conversation around family travel inevitably collides with the conversation of home.  How do we create the home we want in the world? How does travel inform our home processes and can home influence our travel style?What does it mean to be a home-maker in the 21st century? What has been gained and what has been lost in regards to our most basic element of society: the family, the home?  I thought I’d ask around. What follows is the first in a series of articles in which I speak with moms about these connections between home[...]