It has been an amazing and busy season for our family. Micah continues to thrive in his freshmen year (though he has enough credits to be a sophomore) at Indiana Tech. Abby helped to lead her marching band to qualify for state for the first time in school history (they […]

It’s has been a busy fall already for the Carlson family. Marcus continues to travel a lot for work. Jessica is in the full swing of the fall semester teaching at Purdue Fort Wayne. Micah is loving the start of his freshmen year in college and has brought his new […]

A new school year has started and it comes with big changes for our family. Abby has started her junior year of high school and now has her drivers license. Micah is starting his freshmen year of college at Indiana Tech and will be living in a dorm on campus. […]

This summer we have a lot of travel, even though we do not like to be away from home in the summer. Summer travel is expensive, hot, and crowded. We also really love our pool. This summer we took a trip to Colorado, Micah’s senior trip. That is their high […]

For two weeks in April, we had the privilege of having two exchange students from Japan as a part of a program that our local school participates in. In July, Micah will travel for two weeks to Japan.  It was a fun filled, full and fast two weeks together where […]

This year was the most unique Christmas we have ever had. For Christmas, the kids were surprised with a trip to Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium! Marcus had enough miles for free fights and enough hotel points for free or deeply discounted hotels. Some free upgrades came along the way […]

The Carlson family is doing well and the school year is in full swing. It is different this year as Jessica is not teaching in public schools for the first time in over 20 years. She is teaching college still. Micah is in his senior year and is narrowing down […]

The new school year has started here for the Carlson family. Micah is a senior and Abby is a sophomore. Jessica will not be teaching in the public school for the first time in 20 years. She is working part-time with Preparing for Amazement Ministries, continues to serve as an adjunct […]

We had the opportunity to achieve one of our dreams over spring break at the end of March into the start of April. We took another trip to Disney, but thanks to our Disney hotel points, Marcus’ flight miles and lots of savings, we got to let each o the […]

All is well in the Carlson household! It is nice having three drivers now and both Micah and Abby have jobs. Micah works as a lifeguard at a local YMCA and Abby works in a coffee shop near the church we attend. Marcus is keeping busy with his ministry and […]