Hello Friend!        The beginning of the year is a good time to review the Gospel and plan how you will share it this year. As spring...

We had been looking forward to paddleboarding on this river for a long time. When we pulled up to our campground, I looked out the window...

Hello Friend!        As always, we are excited to share the articles/stories we have been working on this month. We pray that God will...

We don’t like rain. Not at all. The mere mention of rain makes us shudder. We absolutely loathe rain. Rain is a trial to be endured. And...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend!     2025 is in full swing, and as we get back into our busy schedules we want to remember...

Photo by Jenny Venturo We are not a typical family, and we have never done things in the typical way. Nobody who travels full-time in an...

Photo by Paul Venturo “Ouch!” My elbow hits the counter. My leg knocks something off the shelf. I pull and strain. By the time I get the...

Photo by Daniel Venturo Hello Friend!     While 2024 may have held many ups and downs for you, we hope that you got a chance to...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Dad is in the passenger seat. It is funny to see him there because he usually drives. And he does not look very...

Photo by Paul Venturo When I was in high school, we had a cheer that went, “You’ve got to want it to win it, and we want it bad . . .” I...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend!     As we near the end of 2024, we want to thank you for reading and sharing our content...

Photo by Jenny Venturo It’s inevitable. We have an amazing day packed with adventure. But the day must end—and we must clean up. It is...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend!     We want you to know that we take your prayer requests and feedback seriously--as always,...

Photo by Jenny Venturo I look above me--mist. I look to my right--mist. To my left? More mist. Looking down at my feet is my only...

Photo by Paul Venturo Hello Friend!     We are continuing to pray for you and would love to hear any specific requests you may...

Photo by Daniel Venturo You step into the ice-cold water. You wonder whether you really want to do this as the water rises about you. You...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend!     We hope that you are doing well! Is there anything you would like us to pray about? We...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “There’s a storm coming, just so you know.” - lady we should have listened to   “Guys!” I looked around at...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Little does Dad know that an Amos Situation is about to strike. Maybe you are familiar with the Scripture passage...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend! How are you doing? We are praying that God would encourage you and help you to stay faithful to Him!...

Photo by Paul Venturo Yes, Icelandic State Park looks pretty "northern" if you get the right angle. Icelandic State Park, way up in the...

Photo by Jenny Venturo The sun was just sinking under the hills when we pulled ourselves up the last rock to the top of a small mountain....

Photo by Paul Venturo It certainly wasn’t Colorado. And we were a little sad to be here. We had left behind the glorious snowy mountains,...

Photo by Paul Venturo The loose rock in this picture is called "talus." Scree is a type of talus consisting of very small pieces of rock....

Photo by Joe Venturo Hello friends! We are praying regularly for you and would love to hear from you! Do you have unsaved family members,...

Photo by Jenny Venturo The north face of Humboldt Peak after a heavy snow. Gale-force winds and severe altitude sickness prevented us...

Photo by Paul Venturo Memorial Day usually marks the unofficial official start of summer. Often celebrated with picnics and parades, it...

Photo by Paul Venturo Harsh, cruel wind bit into our skin, and icy, cold snow crunched beneath our feet as we turned and left behind yet...

Photo by Jenny Venturo People often say that looking forward to something is almost as exciting as the thing itself. Anticipation, in...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Stuck. No power, nowhere to go, nothing to do but play in the snow. We hadn’t been expecting 15 inches of snow to...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Humboldt Peak is known for its wind. As we huddled together at 13,288,’ we knew that it was no joke. Every time a...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Our site at Grape Creek campground, CO, has a beautiful view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Right out of our...

Photo by Paul Venturo Spring is here! The flowers are blooming and the trees are budding, reminding us that Jesus is making all things...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “Arrest! Arrest!” we all shouted frantically. No, we were not witnessing a crime. There were no policemen, police...

Photo by Jenny Venturo “If for some reason you find yourself in Guymon, Oklahoma, it’s a nice place.” That review said it all. To put it...

Photo by Paul Venturo “You’ve gotta go to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge,” our uncle told us. “The mountains there are huge .” So we decided...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When we pulled into Fort Richardson State Park in northern Texas, it was raining. We were all grumpy because we...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Hello Friend! I love Easter. Not only do we celebrate the greatest event in human history--the resurrection of our...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Our campsite at Dana Peak campground was nice and spacious. There was a grassy “yard,” and right down the hill...

Photo by Paul Venturo Excitement rose within me as we drove down to the water. We were fishing saltwater again! When we got there, I...

Photo by Jenny Venturo When you live on the road, holidays are always different. This past Valentine’s Day, we were in southern New...

Photo by Jenny Venturo Staying near Mount Graham this week, I am reminded once again of how I—of how all  of my family—was made for the...

Photo by Joe Venturo I am finding that I have certain presuppositions about different parts of the country—then, when we actually arrive...

Photo by Joe Venturo It hadn’t looked like our kind of resort. In my mind, a “resort” should consist of secluded camping cabins in the...

Photo by Joe Venturo We love lists and we love animals. So it is only natural that we would keep an animal list, to record every new...

Photo by Paul Venturo Boondocking—it’s a word we have thrown around for a long time, yet we never took the plunge. Until this week. For...