Amsterdam. When I traveled, along with my husband and our three teenagers, to Amsterdam in April, I knew our time there would be brief. Less than 36 hours brief. Factoring in that I had no idea what to expect from my first overseas trip and that jet lag is rough...way too brief! But the one [...]
Visiting Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. And A Lesson Learned. Experientialism. First things first. What in the heck do I mean by experientialism? This is not a lesson on apologetics or whatever else may come to mind when hearing this word. Experience vs. Materialism. This is about experience vs. materialism. Experientialism is the term used [...]
Moments of Gratitude. Reflect (verb) | think deeply or carefully about. Gratitude (noun) | the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. I am the reflecting type. If you've been following my blog for some time then that statement will come as no surprise to you. I [...]
Friday. It's Friday!! It's Friday!! I've had a week of playing catch up so it's flown by. I hope that you all have had an amazing week as well. Some of my favorites this week are from reflections on our trip to Europe. Amsterdam. One of our dinner stops in Amsterdam was the Hard [...]
Amsterdam. I've returned from my first journey overseas. While technically my first stop was Frankfurt, Germany for my layover and also my first passport stamp, Amsterdam was the first city in which I got a view of more than just a runway. Weather. The weather in the spring can be fickle, and it proved so [...]
Here we are at Friday! Tomorrow I will catch a flight back to the United States. All in all, I would say that my first vacation overseas has been amazing. I'm looking forward to sharing so much when I return home. I have lots of photos to process, with only the ability to share Iphone [...]
Advice and Opinions Europe and UK. In less than three weeks, I will be boarding a plane for my very first overseas trip! Most of you who have been following a while already know about my trip, but some of my new readers might have missed it. Over spring break, the hubby and I and [...]
What's in a name? Most of you know me as Amy. Some know me as mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend. There is one who knows me as wife. Not one of those names are unique, belonging only to me. And yet, I am unique. It ain't what they call you, it's what [...]
