Road Trippin’

For those of us with young children there is no better time than the road trip. *Enter Sarcasm

Currently, we are on one as I write this blog.

Road trips with the fam is both the best of times and the worst of times. My daughter’s routine goes something like this: “I’m hungry. I’m thirsty. My stomach hurts. Ryder’s looking at me. How many birds live here? What if we get stuck here? I need to go potty.” And on and on it goes.

My boys are at the age where it’s just one constant statement: “Are we there yet?” It’s enough to make any sane adult go crazy. Not to mention the fighting over whose tablet is whose and who just broke wind for the 100th time.

Yet road trips have become one of my favorite family activities. In fact, we now call them adventures because we might get lost, stop at a thousand gross gas stations (because one of our kids can’t seem to hold it) or we simply take the long way to our destination.

When you start looking at it as part of the overall experience, the long drive doesn’t seem so bad.

Life is that way too. If we focus on the hard parts, it feels like we will never break out of hardship. Hardship has been and will always be part of our life adventure. Just remember the destination isn’t just about getting there, it’s about choosing to live while you journey!

– Dustin