Settled

Just in case you haven't heard the news...we are going "off the road"! I've written more about our new adventure in Longmont, Colorado over at Walk Slowly, Live Wildly.

The RV is also up for sale. Please contact us if you are seriously considering going on the road and would like to purchase a beautiful, remodeled, family-friendly RV that runs on veggie oil!

I will not be blogging regularly here anymore...but I will stop in here once in awhile if I run across some photos I haven't posted yet. We are still working on our eCourse about nomadic living, and I will post here when it launches.

If you want to continue to read about our daily life, follow my blog at Walk Slowly. Thank you so much for reading faithfully...we love you all!

Floating With Zoik

We're going to take a ride in our time machine and go back to the warm, summer days we spent in Golden. We had been staying along the cold, bubbling Clear Creek for about a week when Todd from Zoik Inflatables contacted us to see if we wanted to give one of their kayaks a test run. We jumped at the chance!

Todd arrived and we watched him inflate the kayaks...which took no time at all. He and Matt walked up the trail to drop in, and they had a great first run. They came back and invited Bella to join them...and being the adventure-seeker that she is, she was thrilled!

I drove the truck and raced them down to the the bridge where they were getting out...waving at them as they floated by. :)

Hey! Look up here!

Zoik is a fabulous Colorado-based company...and we highly recommend their inflatables. Especially for those of you who are on the road, but still want to bring some "toys" with you. They even have a paddleboard that is so small and light, it fits in the overhead compartment in a plane! There is a ZOIK boat for everyone - kayakers, rafters, families, fisherman, and anyone looking for a little adventure.

If you've been looking for something like this...today is your lucky day :) Zoik has an AWESOME Cyber Monday sale happening...check it out:

Check out Zoik on Facebook and Twitter as well!

Traveling Community

One of the very BEST things about being on the road is the amazing people we meet. We've been so blessed to come into new friendships in every city we've been in...and our hearts are so full! We are often asked if we get lonely for community and friends while on the road. While there are definitely times that we miss family and old friends who truly know everything about us, the cool thing is that at any point in time...anywhere in the country, we can be surrounded by people we love.

This has come from being traveling for almost 4 years now and building up those relationships that have formed along the way (yay for Facebook and email!). Here are some of the people who we have created memories with lately:

The Loecken Family is on their own tour...Passion To Action. They are friends of friends and we tried to connect with them in Minnesota but it didn't work out. We were bummed. One morning in Golden, we woke up and found their RV parked a few spots away from ours! Neither one of us knew that the other would be there! We had a BLAST getting to know them better over 2 weeks. They are a dynamic, wonderful family...with their eyes firmly on Jesus.

Sharing a meal with the Loeckens.

Evening worship with Ben and Matt.

Lynne from "Family of Movers" contacted me while we were in Golden and we got together for a playdate. The girls had a great time playing together and the mamas did too. Shortly after, she and her husband decided to hit the road as well! You can see their blog here.

While we were near Boulder, CO, we held a potluck for all the blog readers in that area. We had a BLAST meeting everyone and we wished it could have gone on longer! Some of you might recognize some faces in these photos...Suzy from Hip Mountain Mama brought her family, as did Lisa from Visionary Mom. Plus lots of new friends as well! So, so fun.

Everybody loves a campfire!

Mamas in the house.

Bella found friends too!

Within one day of arriving in Golden, Bella was invited to a birthday party for a little girl she met in the park! After the party, we continued hanging out with Hillary and Aliza and look forward to seeing them again when we return someday.

 We spent several days and nights with the YWAM crew in Salem. Love it there. Gorgeous surroundings and beautiful souls. The community of people there made us not want to leave :)

Last but not least, I have to mention an inspiring guy we met while in Texas...Mr. Mike Hedge! Mike heard about us through our mutual friend, Tiffani, and he just happened to be traveling through Texas the same time we were there. He stopped by Hill Shade for a half day of fun and took some jump shots for his book. We've been inspired ever since and have been doing jump shots of our own. Thanks Mike!

So, as you can see...there is no shortage of community on the road! I have a lot more "friend fun" to share...but I'll be doing separate posts on my sister's visit and our time in northern California.