The Kindness Travels

01/03/2017

VERY IMPORTANT!

Sarah's legacy will live on... Check out Katelyn's newest blog written...

Click on the site bellow to read about how Sarah got started with The Kindness Travels (from sister, Katelyn's perspective) and what Katelyn's plans are for The Kindness Travels future!

http://www.thekindnesstravels.com/where-we-go.html

Thee core traveler, Sarah, was tragically killed in a plane crash in Missouri, on October 22, 2016. Her sister, Katelyn, one of the less frequent travelers and mother of Owen, will be doing her best...

12/21/2016

Happy Birthday Sarah!

Here is the memorial service for my dad, Bruce, and sister, Sarah.

Today has not been an easy one. I just want to call Sarah to wish her a happy birthday. She loved the kids singing to her every year and even recorded them singing to her last year!

It is hard to go from texting/emailing or talking to your best friends (both my dad and sister) EVERY DAY to nothing. It has been quiet without them and I would give anything to change that.

But since I don't have my sister to talk to, I want to thank all of her friends, family, and followers for loving her and us!

Happy Birthday Sarah!
Love,
Your little sis,
Kate

11/10/2016

The Memorial for Sarah and Bruce Hensler will be on Friday, November 18th at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville Pennsylvania. The doors will open at 11:15am where we will have appetizers, pictures, and mingling until 1:15pm. We will then have people be seated in the theater and will begin the service/sharing portion of the Memorial promptly at 1:30pm.

If you would like to share something at the service, please let us know a head of time. We will do our best to get you in.

In lieu of flowers, we are accepting donations for Smile With Sammie, a fund for Sarah and Bruce's niece/granddaughter with severe handicap/special needs (1p36 Deletion Syndrome).

For those who can not attend and want to send sympathy cards, our address is:
P.O. box 415
Kulpsville Pa 19443

Thank you for all of the love and support we have recieved over the past month!

11/09/2016

What's going to happen to Emma and Junibee?

Junibee has going to a loving family of veterinarians. Thierry 10 month old daughter adores her! She has found the perfect forever home!

Emma currently hangs out with Sarah's sister, Katelyn, in Dallas Texas. She will be driving back to Pennsylvania on Friday to live at Sarah's mom's house. She always loves it there and will be comfortable and happy!

10/29/2016

The Greatest Adventure
by: Katelyn Hensler-Martin

On the beautiful afternoon of Saturday October 22nd 2016, Sarah began her greatest adventure.

She and my dad (Bruce) left on a cross country trip from Reno, Nevada to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 19th (my birthday). They have had their ups and downs over the years and both were so nervous to be in a small plane, just the two of them. Picking up dad’s new plane together ended up being the MOST FUN they have ever had with one another.
I am so thankful that my dad and Sarah got this precious time together. I will be posting what Sarah never had a chance to post from their trip.

On that beautiful Saturday, my dad and Sarah took off from the Lee C. Fine airport in Missouri after a brief stop. Their plane made it to above the trees and it is believed that they tried to turn back for some reason. Unfortunately, they were just above Lake of the Ozarks State Park, so there was no time to get back to the airport and nowhere to do an emergency landing. As their plane descended, the wing got caught in a tree top flinging the plane to the ground. They did not suffer, both Sarah and Bruce died on impact.

We have many questions and little answers at this time. The investigation could take up to a year to complete. It is hard to lose them both together. After all, it is my daddy and big sister. We all talk almost every day. I lost two of my very best friends, but now they get to continue their adventure together.

I pray things happened so fast that it never registered what was happening. The biggest adventure for them will be watching over all of us! It is being there for my kids without being able to hug and hold them.

They left behind an abundance of pictures and videos that we will watch/look at every day. Their smiles, love and happiness will always stay fresh and be remembered. We will forget their flaws, their bad days, and their angry times; even the ones that seemed to last forever. Those will turn to smiles and funny memories.

I feel lost without being able to call them for advice and to tell them about exciting moments in my life. A part of me feels a hole in my heart but, with time, I know their spirits as angels will fill that hole as they watch over us. As we mourn and grieve our loss remember, they have begun The Great Adventure; we might not be okay, but I know that they are fine.

By: Katelyn Hensler Martin

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10/22/2016

Just a preview of the Grand Canyon, loves. More to come!

10/22/2016

Spent an hour cruising the Grand Canyon for . Stay tuned for a full album of photos taken on the blog camera!

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10/20/2016

The Kindness Travels takes its incredible journey to the skies for a 4-day coast-to-coast flight with Dad in his new Beechcraft Sundowner airplane.

10/19/2016

Time for our 4 day coast-to-coast ! We'll be sharing incredible air photos of the journey in a little Beechcraft Sundowner! Maybe I'll even try live videos if we're lucky =)

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10/15/2016

Did you know that our blog entry "Living on Lava: Hawaii's Off-Grid Tiny House Community" is the most consistently read month-to-month.

Oh course, I don't know if they actually enjoy and read the entire article of open then decide it's not what they're looking for.

Comment below to tell me what you think of the article content!

And then there's always the question...could you, would you, should you live there? I'm looking to spend almost a month living there this year! :)

10/15/2016

Whoa there! Did I just acquire a second ?

10/13/2016

Hey guess what! Next week instead of driving across the country, I'll be taking 4 DAYS TO FLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY in a small 4-seater airplane!

Hmmm...Would you do it if you had the chance?