There are a lot of reasons why having a Dad in the home has an impact on the children. Hubby’s dad died when he was just 2 years old. My father is still with us. I loved to camp growing up. Hubby’s not so much a fan.
Continue reading “Sweet Dreams Under the Stars”Traveling Oklahoma’s Scenic Byway
Our one night in Oklahoma was spend in Poteau Oklahoma, some 190 miles due east of Oklahoma City. Founded in 1885, the town has a history connected to coal mining, railroad expansion and early French exploration.
Continue reading “Traveling Oklahoma’s Scenic Byway”A Guiding Light in the Darkness
Today is National Lighthouse Day. This is the 7th consecutive year that we’ve celebrated my love for Lighthouses on this day. There’s something sad about the light stretching out into the heavy fog and the sound of the lone horn that cuts to the quick of things.
Continue reading “A Guiding Light in the Darkness”Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma
What an amazing adventure these past three weeks have been!
Continue reading “Saddle Up – We’re Heading to Oklahoma”Through Faith We are Transformed
The Transfiguration of the Lord is Biblical text that is accepted throughout the Christian world. It appears in three out of the four Gospels. That alone speaks volumes as to the validly of the event.
Continue reading “Through Faith We are Transformed”Just a 500-Mile Sunday Drive in the Country
From Gallup, our next stopping point for the night was a little speck of a town along Route 66 in Texas. I’ll share a bit of McLean’s charm with our next post. We’ve got to get there first. There’s over 7 hours of driving ahead of us and some “must see” stops along the way.
Continue reading “Just a 500-Mile Sunday Drive in the Country”Mustard Day Brings Back Memories
Today is National Mustard Day. Mustard plants were so much a part of my childhood. We lived for a while in a small housing division surrounded by fields of wild mustard.
Continue reading “Mustard Day Brings Back Memories”The Remnant Beauty of the Past
While we have visited the Petrified Forest in Northeastern Arizona several times in the past, this was our first time to travel the entire route from its southern entrance to its northern gate.
Continue reading “The Remnant Beauty of the Past”A Chip Off The Old Block
Before we get into today’s Death By Chocolate Cookie Recipe, first I need to acknowledge that on this very day nearly seven decades ago, my beloved was born.
Continue reading “A Chip Off The Old Block”Buckle up for an Insane Road Trip
First off, I want to tell the man of my dreams Happy Birthday! I love you so very much.
Continue reading “Buckle up for an Insane Road Trip”It’s National Watermelon Day!
Many a summer’s day I can remember sitting in the backyard surrounded by family and eating cold, salty slices of watermelon. Back then we had never heard of a seedless watermelon. No, you spit the seeds out. It was a game to see who could spit the furthest.
Continue reading “It’s National Watermelon Day!”American Family Day
Hello and welcome to the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Times in Cycle A of the Liturgy. It also happens to be National American Family Day – the first Sunday in August.
Continue reading “American Family Day”National Respect Our Parents Day
Each month throughout the year the Catholic Church dedicates that particular month to a devotion. August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Consecration of the faithful to the Mother of God was a part of the Fatima message.
Continue reading “National Respect Our Parents Day”Welcome to a Hippie-Dippie Friday
Not only is today the very last Friday in July, it is also the very last day of the month. Just were did the time go? I swear, the older we get, the more quickly time slips through our fingers.
Continue reading “Welcome to a Hippie-Dippie Friday”Even in July It’s a Chilly Dog Day
Okay, not that kind of Chilly. The last Thursday in July we’re to celebrate a “hot” kind of Chili Dog – as in Hot Dogs with Chili. Yeah, my favorite kind.
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