Tuesday, April 10, 2007

We are the Lundys

Currently RVing the country, Allen and Margie (Hamel) Lundy have been married for 15 years. We love God, family, and adventure, in that order. :) Kayaking, white water rafting, sky diving, mountain biking, anything with a little thrill!
We adopted our son from Ukraine in 2001, which was a whole new level of adventure.
We adopted again in 2006, a boy and a girl from the US. And again, more adventure!
Our current adventure is traveling the country full time in an RV!
We're a God-following, home-schooling, business-owning, adventure-seeking, always-learning, unlocating family of 5!
Allen
Allen is a great husband, father, teacher, and fixer of all things. He loves spending time outdoors and is an avid whitewater kayaker, hiker, and backpacker. As we travel, he tortures motivates us by planning excruciating challenging opportunities in the back country. See his DSP bio here.
Margie
Margie is a wife, mother, teacher, hooper, and photographer of all things Lundy. She loves adventure herself, but prefers to photograph, scrapbook, and blog about the adventures of her family. She is blessed to work at a digital scrapbooking company where she is surrounded daily by a creative and supportive staff at DSP, plus 170,000 of her closest friends. See her DSP bio here.
Josh
Josh (12) is very passionate about life. This kid can get excited about watching the grass grow. While it is sometimes hard to contain his passion, he's be a blast to be around on any adventure. He lives life to the fullest and reminds us to do the same. Josh is the "fun guy" at any party. He is a constant reminder that life is short and meant to be enjoyed.Lizzy
Lizzy (12) is a sweet, lovable, and beautiful little girl with just enough of a tomboy edge for the best of both worlds. She's all girl one minute and ready to go hiking the next. Soft and girly, yet ready to wrestle. Growing up with 2 brothers has given her the perfect balance of toughness and femininity. Her laughter is contagious.
Matt
Matt (9) is, hmm, what can we say about Matt? This boy cannot be described with a few sentences. He has a completely ornery shell with the kindest, most giving heart you will ever find. This kid is constantly getting into all sorts of mischief, testing every boundary before melting your heart with sweet, genuine innocence. He's the most giving person and the most rotten. There's no middle ground with Matt. We either want to strangle him or hug him and it's usually a pretty even balance. :)
Jack
We brought along Jack the dog (5) because the kids pulled the ol' "but he's family and our motto is family sticks together". How could we refuse that one? Like our children, Jack had a bit of trauma in his early years and he's afraid of toy guns and thunderstorms. But he's a great RVing dog, very laid back and friendly. He's also a great hiker, climber, and even a backpacker, carrying his own food and water.
That's our family in a pretty big nutshell. We've been on the road for two years and absolutely love it still!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to see Josh again! When are you guys coming back? Tell Josh I said hi.

Devin

Wendy said...

We are a family of four getting ready to head out on the road. Serve God to first then our family and enjoy life. Trying to rid ourselves of our possessions shall I say Curses. God really has opened our eyes to what has gained control of our lives. Things. We've been married 11 years and have his kids Jennifer 27 two granddaughters 1&3, Matt 20 Mine Breanna 20,Ours Gabriel 7 and Liberty 4. We are blessed and have a message to sow for the Lord. Can't wait but don't want to get in the way either.

(aunt) marybeth said...

hey margie, i love seeing your pics and the stories. i am so happy for you and your family...have safe and fun travels wherever you go.

Megs and Matt said...

Hello! I love your blog and your family mission! We are a family of 4 looking to do the same thing hopefully very soon, God willing! We have also had our eyes opened to the "things", jobs, etc that keep us held back. Work is necessary but not if it takes you away from God and your family. We are adventurous and desire to serve God and have freedom together! We are just in the very beginning stages of this life adventure so we are looking to meet some fellow travelers who are already doing the same thing. We feel possibly called to make this a serving opportunity as a family as well...we shall see! our boys are 8 1/2 and 2! God Bless!

Meghan

Bradley Family said...

You have a beautiful family!! We are spiritual unschoolers as well, and hope to adopt one day. :) I would love to RV one day too; currently we live in Thailand and last year were in Italy and Korea. I think travel really brings a family together, and is an unparalleled education.

Karen said...

You are a wonderful family. my daughter (Stacey Schrier)and husband and twins are rv on the road. She homeschools their kids.