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,…

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…

Wikipedia’s definition.. “The Cradle of Naval Aviation”,  Pensacola Naval Air Station is a United States Navy base located next to Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. My mother’s heart definition.. the place my youngest son, a US Marine, was for water survival training. Knowing the distance…

Arriving in the early am darkness, the three of us drove onto the Island. Twelve weeks ago, we said goodbye to our son. The only contact since that day were handwritten letters, sometimes barely legible, and two phone calls. One telling us he had arrived. Another on Liberty Sunday after…

A few years ago, a dental implant rep named Dwight, from the state of Maine, challenged me.  “If you have never visited Maine, add it to your bucket list.” As he described his native home I mentally did just that.