And they talk things out “to death,” Joanna quipped. “It’s like, ‘OK, Chip, I’m done talking.’ But in the morning we’ll have coffee and we’ll sit and just talk about everything, and there’s always that connection.”
But while there’s a big world out there demanding attention, and the theme of Magnolia Journal‘s latest summer issue is “Chasing Adventure,” Joanna wanted to clarify that there are adventures to be had anywhere, including your own backyard.
“Our highest highs may very well appear wrapped in circumstance, in some fantastic experience, but what if the part that truly thrilled us was the connection we felt—to each other, to ourselves?” she wrote in her May essay. “What if the spark was actually our full-tilt embrace of what is already ours, honoring what’s already here, and that’s what made the moment so legendary?”
She noted, “This isn’t to say my own family won’t go anywhere this summer. I’m sure we’ll find our wanderlust somewhere at some point. But for the majority of the next three months, I hope we’re chasing the ordinary.”
Taken close to home, see Chip and Joanna’s sweetest family photos:
