Failing Forward

September 23, 2011

Driving across the great state of Texas with our day drawing to a close and the outside air temperature at 105 degrees, we made the executive decision to stay in a hotel. I found one that was very reasonably priced and had a clean room, though the room was a bit small. When we stay […]

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Texas – Making Lemonade

September 22, 2011

Our first night in Texas was spent in a hotel in Greenville, outside Dallas. When we registered at the hotel, I told the ladies that it was going to rain, but they did not believe me, as they had not seen rain in quite a while. (Go figure!) After the children had gone to sleep, […]

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Arkansas – A Diamond in the Rough

September 21, 2011

All along our trip we have been adding state stickers to our van as we have our adventures. It has been a real treat for the kids! We noticed Arkansas had a picture of a diamond and “The Natural State” printed on it, and at Crater of Diamonds State Park, we discovered why Arkansas is […]

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Louisiana – Life on the Bayou

September 20, 2011

We came to Ferriday, LA looking for a true Louisiana experience and found exactly what we wanted and needed. Lakeview Lodge is a peaceful fishing lodge on Concordia Lake owned by a kind, welcoming family. Arriving at the lodge you enter a completely different world. One that is both picturesque and tranquil. Paul, his wife […]

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Mississippi – Life in Natchez

September 19, 2011

Since we added Florida to our trip we decided to map out a new route through Mississippi, as our intended stop was many miles north in Tishomingo State Park. We decided on Natchez State Park and the city of Natchez since we kept coming across the Natchez Trace Parkway in our search, and we wanted […]

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Alabama – Waterfalls, a Battleship, and a Submarine

September 18, 2011

We got the rare privilege to visit both a northern and southern section of Alabama on this trip. When we left Berry College, we decided to drive an hour over into Alabama to visit two beautiful waterfalls, DeSoto Falls and Little River Falls. This was my first time going to DeSoto Falls, and it took […]

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Florida – Turtles, Alligators & Manatees

September 17, 2011

Knowing we had only 3 months when we planned our journey, we decided we would make it to Florida in December when we came back east to attend Jodi’s brother’s wedding. But due to various circumstances we were pushed forward and were able to make it to Florida. Our plan had been to go to […]

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Sherwood Pictures – An Interview with Stephen Kendrick

September 15, 2011

While staying with Sammy & Sheri, we attended Sherwood Baptist Church and were very blessed, especially since it was the first church service we’ve been able to attend on this trip. The Sherwood body of Christ was just what you should expect from believers, welcoming, caring, showing the love of Christ in their words and […]

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Georgia (Part 2) – Horsin’ Around

September 13, 2011

Have you ever met someone and immediately you knew that the person was a kindred spirit? Imagine the odds of meeting a whole family and to top that they are even related to you! It happened to us in Albany, Georgia. We went to Albany to interview Stephen Kendrick of Sherwood Pictures, a ministry of […]

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Georgia – The Head, the Heart, and the Hands

September 9, 2011

“Not to be ministered unto but to minister.” – Martha Berry Thirteen years ago Jodi and I were married at Berry College. We met at Berry in an Adventure Sports class, I proposed to Jodi at Berry in the moonlight of the Old Mill Waterwheel, and then we were married at the Berry College Chapel. […]

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