Children's Ministry Expo | CMXPO recap

This is a highlight video from the conference where we unveiled Kidology to Go. You have to watch the whole thing to see me teaching in a Scoop.

Back from vacation and developments

Sorry I haven't written a bunch. we just went on a two week vacation highlighted by 8 days in Walt Disney World. We had a blast. I love every minute with my fam. You can read more about it on my other blog http://kidkove.blogspot.com/ .

The big news for the trip is that we have nailed down the non-profit ministry we will be partnering with while on the trip doing children's ministry training with. I cant say who it is yet, big announcement will be coming in July! Patsy has also started blogging for a site called Kirace. You can check it out for yourself - it is called French Fries Under the Seat! Once we get on the road, this blog will be her perspective of life with a family of seven on the road.

This new life awaiting us is still hush hush because of my job. We are making it official at the church this week with my senior pastor, but it will still be some time before the church as a whole knows, so for now it is still a secret but for a few of you!

I read this recently on the front page of RV-Dreams.com. This is a great site with tons of info on the full time lifestyle and an amazing forum:

All those special souls that are interested in living on the road to:


•Experience Nature

•Pursue Adventure

•Travel North America

•Re-Connect With Loved Ones (Or Really Connect For The First Time)

•Meet Kind, Interesting People

•Find Solace, Peace, And Maybe Even A Little Spirituality

•Escape High Stress Jobs, Concrete Jungles, And Societal Pressures

•Teach Their Children In A Controlled, Real Life, Environment

Get out of debt

Before we set off on our journey one major obstacle that we felt we wanted to overcome was our debt. There was no way we wanted to have the hassle of paying of auto and credit card loans while trying to realize our dream. So a big step for us in achieving this dream is to rid ourselves totally of debt. We are over half-way there in less than five months (plus we are taking a Disney world vacation next month)!

One of the keys that I felt we needed in this debt elimination battle was a plan. I had heard of Dave Ramsey from friends and on the radio, so at a conference I picked up his book The Total Money Makeover. If you are thinking of this lifestyle or have any other dream and find a wall of debt standing in your way, I highly recommend this book. I have never taken his Financial Peace University Course, but I have friends who highly recommend it as well. Check out Dave's website at http://www.daveramsey.com/!

Other famlies do this too!