In the middle of coming off one of the hardest seasons we’ve had, and recently moving a few weeks ago, life is crazy, and we had every reason and obstacle saying now was not the time to head on an impromptu family trip.

But then something hit us.

We started thinking about how many summers we actually have left with our oldest daughter before she’s grown and doing her own thing. And suddenly, all those obstacles that felt so big, like time, money, logistics, the mess of moving, didn’t feel nearly as important.

So we did something a little impulsive.

We booked a last-minute trip.

And it ended up being exactly what our family needed.

Today I want to talk about why the obstacles will always be there, why waiting for the “perfect time” usually means it never happens, and how some of the best family memories come from the trips you almost didn’t take.