A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Joseph Campbell Happy Memorial Day! I hope it’s a wonderful day relaxing with your family and friends, but I also hope you pause and remember the reason behind the […]

Several years ago when we took a 6 week camping trip out West for homeschool purposes (well, yeah, it was also a vacation…) we stopped at a campground – in the dark – on our way to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. When […]

I think I have about four Monday Mondays that I had started, but never had the time to post.  And it didn’t seem right to post them on Tuesdays and Wednesdays instead.  Oddly, I actually have more posts in the pipeline than I’ve ever had before too, […]

Wow, it feels like almost forever since I posted anything! At the end of April, as a combination birthday/the-kids-are-out-of-the-house-woohoo! thing, I accompanied my husband to Las Vegas for a business conference. For 4 days, he worked, while I used the gym facilities, hiked Red Rock Canyon, […]