the adventure continues in Vail, AZ

This past month we sold our fifth wheel RV and moved back into our house in Vail, AZ. Our 20,000 miles around the country taught us a lot of things - one of which is gratitude. The more miles we put on, the more we appreciated the beautiful sunshine of southern AZ and the familiarity of friendship.

Moving back into a house has given us peace as we look forward to the arrival of our third little girl this April.

That being said, our adventure is far from over. We plan to continue to give together as a family whenever we can - whatever form that may take.

We came to understand this year that one of the most effective ways to help others is through regularity. Random acts of kindness are powerful and often needed, but the most influential givers we came across were doing it in a much more personal way.

In a nutshell, we learned that many of the most effective places to give are likely already part of our lives. It is loving our neighbors, caring about our co-workers, and being selfless enough to discover the needs of the people around us.

Our family spent 2011 traveling the USA in an RV, striving to intentionally "give every day" for the glory of God. We interviewed CEOs of nonprofits and served alongside over 40 organizations and churches.

Our Pledge

We hereby pledge:

- To spend intimate, quantity time with our family.
- To actively help the poor, the sick, the lonely, and the helpless.
- To value, protect, and advocate for children.
- To de-emphasize the importance of “stuff” in our lives.
- To bring publicity to good causes and good people.
- To live with intentionality, as if this year was our very last.
- To observe the needs in our country/community – and then do something about them.
- To give – every day.