adventure, family, and life on the road.
Welcome to the heart of Roots in the Wild — where I share the stories, adventures, and lessons we collect along the way.
You’ll find everything from family travel and RV life to outdoor adventures, practical resources, motherhood on the move, and the unexpected detours that make the best stories.
Some posts will help you plan your own adventure. Others are simply stories worth telling.
Either way, I’m glad you’re here.
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Roots in the Wild is part adventure story, part travel resource, and part journal from a life that rarely goes exactly according to plan.
Here you’ll find stories from the road, family adventures, RV life, wild places worth exploring, practical tips we’ve learned along the way, and honest reflections from the seasons in between.
Start wherever you feel pulled — or choose a path below and see where it takes you.
Choose Your Adventure
Roads & Roots
Stories of change, belonging & what the road teaches us
Motherhood in Motion
Parenting, traveling & raising a little adventurer
Wild & Wandering
Hikes, wild places & adventures worth taking
Seasons & Self
Reflections on growth, change & becoming
Home on Wheels
Campgrounds, travel days & the realities of a home that moves
From the Journal
Personal notes, life updates & stories from the in-between
Stories from the Wild
RV Life During a Winter Power Outage
As a winter storm moved through the South, we stayed warm and steady inside our camper—heat on, baby sleeping, and life carrying on. A reflection on RV living, off-grid comfort, and finding peace in small spaces during uncertain moments.
Rooting Deeper in a Slower Season
Winter doesn’t just change the weather — it changes the way everything feels. From inside our home on wheels, watching the gray skies roll in through the window while raising a baby on the road, I’m learning that slowing down isn’t failure — it’s part of the journey, too.