Get outside and play. Riding bikes, collecting rocks from our creek, playing kickball in the front yard... or football in the back... as a child I played and worked outside year round. Growing up on a farm, the animals - the crops - the garden - the big brother -almost…
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Far from home on deployment since early July, this photo was taken by a fellow Marine, and it came straight to my ‘mother’s heart’ like the warmth of the sun. Just a glimpse.. Oh, I recognize the gait, the stature, the shape of the one on the right. That’s our…
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Years ago we attempted a family camping trip to Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia. Somewhere on I-24, between our home and Monteagle Mountain, my husband noticed the back glass camper top was open. Pulling over to fix it was just the beginning of our not-making-that-trip. The truck overheated while…
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We live in Middle Tennessee. In February we traveled across the entire border state of North Carolina delivering our Marine son his vehicle to Cherry Point Air Base. Missouri and Arkansas were a Memorial Day Weekend border states visit to friends. June was a ride into Mississippi while visiting Shiloh…
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Months ago we planned an anniversary weekend getaway to Shiloh National Battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee. Predicting the weather in early June is hit or miss. Let’s just say we did not expect high 90’s for that weekend. Call us stubborn, determined or open minded we forged ahead with our tent…
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About six years ago I was a middle-aged adult who had never seen the ocean. Oh, I did visit the Gulf from Panama City Beach in high school with a friend’s family. As a child, my family just didn’t go on vacation. With our own young family, the budget never…
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Adventure can be more about relationships than scenery. Experiencing a little of both took us recently to the Northwest corner of Arkansas. Two rural towns – Harrison and Green Forrest. Now why, you ask, would we choose these places? Ah, a little backdrop information… I met my friend Karla a…
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About a two hour drive north of Phoenix, Arizona we recently spent seven days in a place called Sedona. A city that claims to be ‘the most beautiful place on earth’. We discovered a haven of red rocks that glow with personality, the valley of Oak Creek, masterful art work,…
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With a young family and one income, we learned early to find inexpensive vacations. Pop-up camping was my husbands idea. He camped as a youngster, loved the outdoors and quite honestly never thought a tent would work for me. For many years we took our young sons to state parks…
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