(Note to readers: I was compensated for sharing the word about this campaign. As always, my opinion remains my own. #tmom #ad #ForestFriday) The Appalachian Mountains are home to majestic forests, mountain lakes and streams, and legends and folklore dating back to the ancient civilizations of Native Americans. They are also MY home. As the great-great-granddaughter of a full-blooded Native...
Category: Travel & Adventure
Travel, Disney, TMOM (Traveling Mom), Appalachia, Tennessee, Travel Planning, Adventure, Recommendations, Field Trips
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[CONTEST ENDED] Win a 7-Day Family Vacation to Hawaii, Cabo, Florida or Vegas
UPDATE: THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED It's no secret that I love to travel - in fact, was BORN to travel, I believe! I just wish I had the budget to travel anywhere, any time I want! If you love to travel, or just need a vacation this summer, Diamond Resorts International® knows the value of family vacations, and wants to give you...
TMOM - Traveling Mom, Travel & Adventure
Review: 2015 Chevy Tahoe – A Gem of a Family SUV
What’s better than a trip to Walt Disney World to test out the newest roller coaster in Walt Disney World? Why, test driving a bevy of Chevy’s in the happiest place on Earth, that’s what! Recently, Disney hosted TravelingMom.com travel writers and SheBuysCars.com, for our annual retreat at Walt Disney World. While there, we were treated to some rides we...
Disney, Travel & Adventure
Disney’s “FROZEN” – Yet Another Interpretation
Yes, I'm going to throw in my two cents. Not even sure if it's worth THAT, but hey, I have a blog and I can post whatever I want here! :) Whether or not you have or haven't seen Disney's latest animated film, Frozen, maybe you've been reading a lot of the different interpretations and articles about the "hidden meaning" behind...
Disney, Travel & Adventure
A Very Merry Christmas from Walt Disney World
For today's Very Merry Christmas Post I've decided to share just a few of my favorite photographs taken at Walt Disney World during the Christmas Holiday Season. If you've never been to Walt Disney World during this special time of year, I can tell you that it is definitely worth saving your pennies to make the trip! Mickey's Very Merry...
TMOM - Traveling Mom, Travel & Adventure
Holiday Gift Guide from TravelingMom
What perfect timing! The 2013 Holiday Travel Tips & Gift Guide is out from the travel experts at TravelingMom! If you're looking for the perfect Holiday gift to give, we've got 25 of them–including 11 gifts that sell for less than $50–all vetted by TravelingMom Family Travel Experts. There's something sure to be perfect for nearly everyone on your...
Disney, Travel & Adventure
Lessons from Disney’s “Pollyanna”: Getting Real
Confession time. It’s hard for me to “get real.” I mean, I really and truly desire to be authentic with everyone, in all relationships, and now that I am writing more I am very determined to become more and more authentic in my writing. However, I am wired to be a positive person – even a “Pollyanna” (the namesake...
Tennessee and Appalachian Region Travel, Travel & Adventure
LESSONS FROM DOLLYWOOD
You’re going to laugh. AT me, not with me. This past weekend we spent a day with friends in Dollywood, Dolly Parton’s home-grown theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, just a little over an hour’s drive from my home. We picked an extremely hot and humid, not to mention fairly crowded, day, and...
Disney, Travel & Adventure
Disney: One Girl’s Dream
Welcome to my first post in the "Disney" section of Christian Traveling Mom! If you don't know me well, then I may need to begin by explaining why there is a "Disney" section on this blog. In October of 1971, the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World first opened. In November of 1971, when I was barely two years old,...
Adventure, Travel & Adventure
Journeys: Fernweh
“For those who have no engineered place of holiday, God himself becomes the mountain of calm and the limitless sea spaces. By prayer and Bible reading and meditation, the drab life (drab externally) has glorious holiday hours with God in which the soul is restored even in the valley of deep darkness.” ~Oswald Chambers, from The Complete Works of Oswald...