Posted on September 21, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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In many ways being a stay-at-home dad is very much like having a regular job, the pay isn’t the same, but that’s not the point. Here are five ways I think being an At-home parent is the same as working
Category: at-home dad, UncategorizedTags: at-home dad, career, career change, change, dishes, kids, marriage, parenting, stay-at-home dad, working
Posted on August 2, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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I pledge this to you Dion, wherever you are: I will wake up each day and venture down the most authentically “us” path. I will search high and low for what ignites the passion in me.
Category: Grief, Shannon's point of view, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, career, change, distinctly dorton, Greif, healing, Jamaica, parenting, Shannon's Stories, shifting priorities, travel, traveling, wandering
Posted on July 27, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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It’s coming up on a year since we lost my brother-n-law, and our families’ world has changed so much since our return from Hawaii, it’s hard to even think about what the world was like before that. By this time last year, we had…
Posted on June 21, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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A lot of families that I talk to have a lot of nerves about getting out there. Everyone has a horror story about camping. The best thing anyone can do is just keep it simple and plan for the weather. Below are my seven most essential items for a first-time family camper.
Category: camping, Missouri State Park Adventure, UncategorizedTags: camping, change, distinctly dorton, find your park, Greif, healing, hiking, missouri, outdoors, parenting, Rain, shifting priorities, state parks, travel, travel trailer, traveling, wandering
Posted on May 28, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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I have been talking about changing priorities and changing our lives, and sometimes it all seems very conceptual new age hippy crap but this, this is it. This particular weekend the rain came and could have washed out all the fun, but we adapted, we changed, we enjoyed the moment. We lived in it.
Category: Grief, Missouri State Park Adventure, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, camping, Greif, healing, hiking, missouri, outdoors, parenting, Rain, state parks, travel, travel trailer, traveling
Posted on April 26, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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After months of struggling with grief and sadness, we decided to focus on what we love, the great outdoors. Follow us on our journey as we hit the road and go to all of the Missouri State Parks!
Category: Grief, Missouri State Park AdventureTags: camping, distinctly dorton, find your park, Greif, healing, hiking, missouri, outdoors, parenting, state parks, travel, travel trailer, traveling, wandering
Posted on April 14, 2017
by distinctlydorton
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It was hard to write a follow-up to my first post, mostly cause it was hard to shift to a new topic but also cause I got such a great response and now I was feeling some pressure. I have written this one…