Day Four of Our Wild West Vacation Day four started off rainy but again cleared off by the time we left our hotel to explore Deadwood a bit. We did some shopping in the area around our hotel, visited a model train exhibit, took some pictures and went to the Adams Museum, which houses a
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Day Three of our Wild West Road Trip Day three started relatively bright and early as we left around nine to head down to Mt. Rushmore. When I was initially planning this trip, I thought we could just “swing by Rushmore” on the way up from Nebraska on day two. I slightly underestimated the amount
Day Two of our Wild West Road Trip Day two started out rainy and cloudy but quickly cleared as we set out toward South Dakota. The scenery was pretty and Trever – who loves wide open space and rolling hills – took many opportunities to pull off the road so we could take pictures. About
Day One of our Wild West Road Trip Most years, we take a family vacation. Trever loves the West while I tend to prefer the Appalachians and the South. When we were deciding where to go for vacation this year, we agreed that it was his turn to “go west”. We originally planned a long
I like to think I excel at multitasking. Whether folding laundry while cooking dinner, checking email while posting on social media, or crocheting while watching television, I rarely do one thing at a time. Even if I am not physically doing more than one thing, I am mentally doing so. Making a grocery list while
She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future. Proverbs 31:25 Mothers-in-law often have terrible representations in popular culture. All too often they are portrayed as the overbearing, meddling woman who has nothing but criticism for the way her daughter-in-law does things because nothing is good enough for her
Updated to add – and again in 2021. This was a Facebook post I originally wrote for my mother in 2017 on her birthday. It seems fitting to share again and add to my blog on Mother’s Day. She grew up under difficult circumstances. The childhood and adolescence she had had in the fifties and
There are moments that the words don’t reach There is suffering too terrible to name… -Lin Manuel Miranda/It’s Quiet Uptown from the musical Hamilton The world was heartbroken today to learn of the unexpected passing of Christian author Rachel Held Evans. Just 37 years old, she had a case of the flu then a reaction
I was not raised in a denomination which observed Lent and it is still rather an unfamiliar practice to me. However, I did make an effort this year to both give up something and to add something to my daily routine that would entail reflection and spiritual practice. I gave up my weekly coffee from
I have always had a soft spot for animals. In fact, I have often joked that I like animals more than people. As a teenager, I once slept in the laundry room floor with a cat I rescued, complete with fleas, until my parents agreed to let me keep her. When I was teaching at