The Good News of Simplicity

I originally entitled this post “How Minimalism Is Preparing Me for the Journey,” but Mike still has qualms with the “m” word because he thinks it makes us sound like we joined a cult. I prefer to say we have joined a movement. Our journey into this movement began in earnest in August of this…

Why Thailand?

So why do we want to go to Thailand? I’m glad you asked. I really like telling this story, but it takes a while, so you might want to sit down. We had been considering moving to another country already. Visiting our friends in Thailand in the summer of 2015 sounded like a lot of…

On the Other Side of Success

I grew up in a small town in Imperial County, California. Life was pretty steady there. Surrounded by a vast desert, television and high school was pretty much the only exciting part of life. Life was acceptable. It fit a mold, and if you had a job, a home, and a family, then you were…