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Isn’t it funny the older you get, the more you t

Isn’t it funny the older you get, the more you tend to forget the hard vulnerable times that you went through as a middle schooler or high schooler?
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The feelings of being lonely in a crowd full of people? •
Or the inner struggles of feeling like you don’t matter? Or that no one cares?
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This weekend we were honored to be alongside thousands of youth as they heard from @dabbsreggie that they are more than conquerors and that their LIFE matters. That they are LOVED and that they have a PURPOSE!
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I was reminded of how important it is for the youth of today to hear these messages...and they need to hear it often.
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I was also reminded of how it took QUITE a long time for me as a youth before I truly believed it.
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AND that I wouldn’t be who I was today without positive voices and mentors that have taken time to invest in me and my life over the years.
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So if you have ANY youth in your life...be THAT person that speaks into them. It makes a HUGE difference. Let’s raise a generation of world changers because we take time to SPEAK LIFE over them!
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Thanks for the amazing weekend
@dabbsreggie @eliasdummer and the Resurrection team!
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#rez2020 #makeadifference #wordshavepower #speaklife #pigeonforgetn #pigeonforge #easttennessee #easttn #caddywampuslife

Climbing used to be one of my favorites back in th

Climbing used to be one of my favorites back in the day. From climbing in the Smoky Mtns with friends to teaching kids to climb at summer camps...I’ve always loved it despite my fear of heights!😬
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So when the kids expressed interest this year in climbing, I was definitely on board! 🙌🏻
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Last week we headed over to @onsightrockgym in Knoxville to give it a go and the kids loved it! We weren’t even out the door and they were asking when we could go back!
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Do you know what I loved the most about watching my kids climb? 🧗‍♀️
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The smiles on their faces when they finally got to the top of the wall after several attempts. That perseverance of trying to conquer that one hard spot and finally making it! I just loved watching them work through the obstacles.
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From determination, perseverance and problem solving to overcoming fears (also talking to myself here...🙋🏼‍♀️), climbing reinforces so many valuable life lessons!
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Have you or your kids tried climbing before?
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#iloveclimbing #indoorclimbing #climbinggym #climbingwall #gymclimbing #kidswhoclimb #kidsclimbing #climbingkids #climbing #bouldering #rockclimbing #adventurekids #adventurefamily #865life #knoxville #knoxvilletn #onsightrockgym #easttennessee #easttn #familyfun #caddywampuslife

Happy 74th Birthday @dollyparton!! What an inspira

Happy 74th Birthday @dollyparton!! What an inspiration you are to many!
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As a kid, every time we went to Dollywood we would always be on the lookout for the chance to see Dolly in person!
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And while it was honestly a ploy for my parents to keep my sister distracted from whining and keep her in her stroller...I still can’t help but visit Dollywood and keep an eye out for her! 🤣
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The last few years we have lucked out and were able to see her up close several times at Dollywood! 🦋
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From her Imagination Library (that provides free books for children birth to age 5 every month), to the Dolly Parton’s My People Fund donating millions of dollars (that helped people who lost their homes in the Tennessee fires in 2016), to the many other ways that she has positively impacted others...she is such an inspiration!
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And not to mention, it’s pretty cool that she grew up here in the Great Smoky Mountains too! ⛰
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So to celebrate Dolly today...what is your favorite Dolly Parton song?
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While we sure do love us some “Jolene”...Matt and I have secretly been practicing her duet with Kenny Rogers “Islands in the Stream”. 🤣
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#dollyparton #dolly #dollybirthday #dollypartonforpresident #dollypartonfans #dollypartonfan #dollyrebeccaparton #dollypartontribute #dollypartonbirthday #islandsinthestream #jolenejolenejolenejolene #dollywood #pigeonforge #pigeonforgetn #seviervilletn #sevierville #seviervilletennessee #greatsmokymountains #easttennessee #easttn #makingmemories #familyfun #familyadventures #familytravel #caddywampuslife

What?!? A meteorite impact site? In the middle of

What?!? A meteorite impact site? In the middle of Arizona?
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I’m not going to lie, this wasn’t something that we originally sought out to see. But visiting Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona actually ended up being a really memorable experience for our whole family!
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We learned so much that day and the kids seriously are still talking about it anytime something space related comes up! 😂
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AND...it happened to be one of the official training sites for Apollo Astronauts for their trip to the moon!🌙So, that’s pretty cool.
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Anyway, we just put up our first family travel video on our YouTube 🎥 channel of our visit to Meteor Crater! {link to the blog in bio}
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Be sure to hop over and check it out sometime!
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#meteorcrater #meteorcraterarizona #meteorcratermuseum #winslowarizona #visitarizona #arizona #route66 #familyfun #makingmemories #familyadventures #familytravel #familytravelblog #caddywampuslife

5 years ago we were coming out of a REALLY hard an

5 years ago we were coming out of a REALLY hard and difficult season(unexpected job losses, losing Matt’s mom to cancer, no home of our own...just to name a few).
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It was one of those seasons that just knock you off of your feet and it takes you YEARS to recover from.
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I remember the New Year coming and us being MORE than happy to say goodbye to 2014.
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We decided to start the New Year with a family hike 🥾(a tradition we do every year now!) to the Great Smoky Mountains, which is one of our absolute favorite places to be.
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The mountains just bring such a peace and calm to us no matter what season of life we are in.
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These pictures pop up every year in January and reminds me how far we have come, how much we have grown as people (and as a family!) and we are so grateful to be where we are today.
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This was on the Elijah Oliver Trail in Cades Cove. Even though it’s a short hike, it represents a new beginning and a turning point for us and our family.
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We chose to stop letting life’s circumstances get us down and to get up and dust ourselves off to see what tomorrow holds.
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If you are coming out of a hard season, our prayer is that the New Year will bring you hope and the perseverance you need to get through it!
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And it doesn’t hurt to head to the mountains if you need some fresh perspective! 😉
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Oh- but don’t head to Cades Cove for a few months because it will be closed for some road maintenance! 🤣
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However, there are still TONS of other amazing places to explore in the Smokies! 🏔
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Do you ever think about how fast time passes us by

Do you ever think about how fast time passes us by?
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Every year as we reflect about the previous year and what the new year will hold, we can’t help but notice how much the kids have grown and how time just seems to be slipping through our hands.
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This picture is such a sweet treasure. It was a little over 6 years ago in Maui, Hawaii.
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Those little hands holding mine.
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Us taking time to talk about the ocean and the sunset. 🌊 🌅
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Such sweet memories. 💕
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We don’t regret a single trip that we have ever taken as a family. 🧳
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The memories we have made through the years are priceless.
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We have already started scheming and planning our next bucket list places that we would like to visit and we are so excited about this upcoming year! (Still not exactly sure where we will end up yet...but I’m certain it will make amazing memories! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣)
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So what about you and your family? Where are you planning to go as a family to make memories this year? Big or small...where do you hope to go or where would you like to go?
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#memoriesarepriceless #mauihawaii #changsbeachmaui #kihei #kiheimaui #kiheihawaii #poolenalenabeach #mauifamilyvacation #mauisunset #mauivacation #hawaiivacation #hawaiifamilyvacation #familyvacation #visithawaii #familybucketlist #familytravelbucketlist #makingmemories #hawaiisunsets #familytravel #familyfun #familytravelblog #taketimetotravel #visitmaui #caddywampuslife

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