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Joe and I have had a blast writing twice a week for the last year. It’s hard to believe how far we have come. God has blessed us so much. It is a tremendous honor that anyone out there follows our adventure journal. Knowing that people read our stories has helped keep it alive. We [...]
There are a lot of things God did not make me. He did not design me to be a doctor or an engineer, nor did He design me to cut down big trees or run for president. It’s easy to list the things I’m not. It’s really hard to define who I am with a [...]
There is no one that Joe and I are more grateful for than our mothers. They have been our number one fans for as long as we can remember. We decided to use our blog to honor them today on Mother’s Day. Ann – Ever since I was a little girl I remember looking up [...]
Ann and I are back in Pennsylvania for the next month. My parents sold the house and needed some help moving everything out to Illinois to be closer to their grand kids. So we are busy packing boxes and preparing for our annual festival summer tour (we are still taking applicants for the tour, by [...]
A couple days ago I took a few moments to relive our wedding, browsing through photos of the ceremony, reception, and the events that surrounded our big day. It still feels like it was just yesterday. I love how colorful and lively everyone was; the images of our wedding were perfect. I couldn’t help but [...]
China is one of the most beautiful, unique, fun, friendly, and safe places to travel. Ann and I ate tasty food, saw brilliant sites, made friendships that we will forever cherish, and experienced each other in a completely new environment. I felt like our hearts grew and our love deepened. We both learned a lot [...]
Last week I started lap swimming again. I’m not sure if it was my snug jeans or my busied mind that urged me to go. I’ve always sort of viewed swimming laps as a cleansing process; after a few minutes my body falls into a steady rhythm, I forget that I’m exercising, and I get [...]
While reading the Word before bed a few nights ago I came across this Proverb: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart [...]
One afternoon in Yangshuo, Joe and I decided it was time to rent a tandem bicycle. We had been looking at them for a week and joked about taking one out, but now it was time to try something new. And I am so glad we did! Now, these tandem bikes aren’t your average rentals. [...]
It worked out perfectly that Ann and I were in Texas this last week at the same time that my brother, wife, and kids were. We jumped at the opportunity to get a day with Ida, Ana, and Emmett. What a blast it was climbing around with them, exploring, and getting a little wet while [...]
The ancient Jewish Talmud says, “A wife is the joy of a man’s heart.” You wouldn’t have to read it to know this, just get married and go on an adventure with your wife. Being married to Ann has made all the beautiful things in life so much more amazing. In high school I took [...]
At the close of each trip or big adventure, Joe and I like to debrief our recent experiences on the drive or flight home. We spent the last five weeks in China and have learned so much, both about the Chinese culture and way of life, but also about international travel and logistics. On the [...]
One of our local Chinese friends told us that there are at least 20,000 karst mountains in Yangshuo. I saw that number again as I was aimlessly paging through a magazine one night at dinner. I assumed that it was an exaggeration until we spent a day exploring the countryside on bikes. The area of [...]
When we arrived in Guilin at the beginning of March our Chinese friend Stephanie, who works as an English tour guide, emphatically told Joe and I to visit the Longji rice terraces near Longsheng. She promised we wouldn’t regret it. From what I’d seen of the place in pictures her suggestions were definitely justified, but [...]
Last week Ann and I took a bamboo raft down the Yulong River. It was a spectacular, scenic, and relaxing time with just the two us and our guide slowly floating down the meandering river. It gave us some time to talk and shoot a few pictures. When we reached the bottom of the river we [...]
