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Ride the Wind: Embracing the Adventure of the Unknown

Happy Monday, friends! It is good for you to be here today! It is the beginning of a brand new week and I hope that your's is off to a great start! Andy and I are wrapping up our last week in our current apartment and are looking ahead to a new living space and… Continue reading Ride the Wind: Embracing the Adventure of the Unknown

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Unlikely Superheroes: Celebrating the Average & the Ordinary

Why, hello there! Welcome! As always, it is good for you to be here today. I hope that your yesterday was filled to the brim with love. Andy and I celebrated Valentine's Day on February 13th (I know... such cheaters...) and enjoyed some good ol' fashioned ice skating and sunset-watching on one of the lakes… Continue reading Unlikely Superheroes: Celebrating the Average & the Ordinary

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Go for Gold: Becoming the Type of Person You Hope to Find

Happy Monday, friends! Welcome to the beginning of a brand new week. It is good for you to be here! I hope that you are having a fantastic day so far, wherever in the world you may be. When in doubt, just keep the joy and the coffee a-flowin'. As many of you know we are… Continue reading Go for Gold: Becoming the Type of Person You Hope to Find

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Choose Love: Cultivating a Love That Lasts

Happy Monday everyone! Whether or not you liked the outcome of the Super Bowl yesterday, I hope that you had a beautiful weekend none-the-less and are looking forward to an awesome week ahead of you! Well, it is already February! It really does seem like just yesterday we were ringing in the New Year, but alas,… Continue reading Choose Love: Cultivating a Love That Lasts

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The Dead of Winter: Finding Beauty in Barrenness

Hello friends! Not to fear, I have not lost my mind. I am aware that it is not really Monday. Truth be told, I meant to post this yesterday, but was called away on short notice to undertake a massive painting job before I could finish. So pleasure forgive me for my tardiness, but better late… Continue reading The Dead of Winter: Finding Beauty in Barrenness

At Home

Fun With Watercolors: DIY World Map

Well hello there! It is good for you to be here today. Over the course of last week, I know that I have had the wonderful opportunity to make some new blogging friends and connections, so if this is your first time reading This Darling Adventure, welcome! Whether today is your day to get things done or… Continue reading Fun With Watercolors: DIY World Map

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The Odd Balls: On Living Life Outside the Box

Welcome friends! It is hard to believe that the end of 2016 is right around the corner. Before we know it, it will be 2K17 - a beautiful new year filled to the brim with incredible adventures. As I reflect upon 2016, I cannot say it went anything like I thought it would. In January, Andy and… Continue reading The Odd Balls: On Living Life Outside the Box

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Paint It Yellow: A Case for Creativity

Aloha Friday and happy Christmas Adam! (If Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas, than "Christmas Adam" is the day before the day before Christmas... I crack myself up...) For today's post, we get to feature someone very special to me: my mother, Kate. So without further adieu, here we go! Hello everyone, my name… Continue reading Paint It Yellow: A Case for Creativity

Here & There

Ibexes in Ein Gedi: Finding Grace in the Unexpected

When I look at this photograph I cannot help but laugh. What may appear to be a carefully orchestrated moment (a moment in which Andy and I waited patiently for an ibex to meander its way across the foreground of our setting so we could snap a few photos) actually was in fact an accident. We had just finished hiking through the… Continue reading Ibexes in Ein Gedi: Finding Grace in the Unexpected

Here & There

Haifa & Hummus: The Unexpected Gift of Hospitality

Haifa. What a place. Haifa is in the north western part of Israel, smack dab across the border from Lebanon and right along the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bustling city with old buildings and new innovations. And there are hills. Lots of hills. LOTS AND LOTS of hills. Did I mention the hills? Anyhoo, Andy… Continue reading Haifa & Hummus: The Unexpected Gift of Hospitality