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My name is Dawn and I'm a GenX Jesus follower who loves my family, a good adventure, and chances to be creative. This is my nomadic life!
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Author Archives: Dawn
Ireland – a note about pubs and restaurants
“Laughter is brightest where food is best”-Irish proverb One of the great things about traveling is experiencing the local customs, and the cuisine! Ireland focuses on quality, locally sourced ingredients, and you can taste the difference. Seafood is in abundance, … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland
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Health and Accountability – part 1
“If you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything.”-Count Rugen, The Princess Bride New Year’s goals for improved health and fitness are pretty common, and I am no different. Gym memberships skyrocket on January 2, only to return to … Continue reading
Posted in Real Life
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My Word for 2025
“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” – Louisa May Alcott Several years … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
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On to Ohio
PIVOT! So… I’m not sure if Kansas was a tornado or a non-event. Due to some issues with the site and with the calendar/scheduling, Barry never even went to the job site here. Instead, after just over a week, they … Continue reading
Posted in The Nomad Experience
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Not Your Average Joe – A Christmas Sermon
I love Christmas music. Some of you might be groaning right now, or think it’s a little weird, but I happily embrace all of it. No, wait. I take that back. You can keep “Santa Baby”. If I never hear … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
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Finding Christmas
“and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! ” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol This … Continue reading
Posted in The Nomad Experience
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A Legacy of Pie
Happy Thanksgiving friends! In an effort to distinguish myself from every other recipe blog post, I’m going to post the recipe first. Also, this saves me from spending an hour on google and YouTube trying to figure out how to … Continue reading
Posted in Something sweet
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Hello Kansas
Well, our destination for the next few months has been determined. Not the Arctic, and not the beach. (for reference, see my post “ok God, so what’s the plan?”) And now the packing has begun. One day we were told … Continue reading
Posted in The Nomad Experience
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Ok God, what’s the plan?
Both the leaves and temperatures are falling; our time in New York is coming to an end. We have one, maybe two weeks left here. We don’t have a final date yet, or a destination. A beach town? (Please God, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
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Maple whiskey cider
I don’t usually end up playing bartender – that’s Barry’s job. 😉 But we had a whiskey that neither of us really cared for straight, and I saw this recipe on Pinterest I thought might redeem it. We had all … Continue reading
Posted in Sips and spirits
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