Hoping For The Best

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between. – Maya Angelou Continue reading

Fail By Default

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default. – J.K. Rowling Continue reading

Tuned In Parents

The Nomads are often contacted to comment for articles, participate in interviews and give insight into the world of Nomadic Family Life. We were recently interviewed by and featured on Tuned In Parents. http://tunedinparents.com/2015/01/23/meet-the-barfields-modern-nomadic-family/ Tuned In Parents is “a new space for real parents tuned in to the hysterical, irrational, and… Continue reading

Worry Is Like A Roller Coaster Ride

Worry is like a roller coaster ride that you think will take you somewhere, but it never does. – Shannon L. Alder   Continue reading

Very Special

I just want you to know that you’re very special…and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has. – Stephen Chbosky Continue reading

Happy Birthday Noah

On each nomad sons’ birthday, I always spend time looking back at years past. Marveling over how they’ve grown, how they’ve changed, and how they’re not my “little” baby anymore. I commonly shed some tears the night before, thinking how they’ll never be “this” age again. Today, I’m thinking back… Continue reading

DuPont State Forest

What does The Last Of The Mohicans & The Hunger Games have in common? This was a question we sent out through our various social media outlets on January 17th. The answer was location. The location? DuPont State Forest. And we, of course, had to explore it. The official name is… Continue reading

A Writer

A writer is a world trapped in a person. – Victor Hugo Continue reading

Warmth Of Summer

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. – John Steinbeck Continue reading

Love Can Do That

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading