Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade + Vanilla Cold Foam - YUMMM! Before we left, my girls all blessed me with Starbucks gift cards.  As Mother's Day arrived, I was feeling a little sad.  I'd never been this far away from my girls especially on this holiday.  I only had our youngest daughter trave…

In an unusual style for us, we decided at the minute to make a cross-country road trip.  We started out with a few target dates and areas, but beyond that, we lived day by day and mile by mile.  This was a beautiful adventure.  We often called it our "once in a lifetime" vacation. Unfor…

Sitting here today in a hotel among the storms.   The hail starts to cover the grass and rain is like a mirror to my soul of tears brimming that I'm hiding deep within.  At home in the mountains, snow is falling heavily and roads are being closed.  Life is so much like these storms.  I'm …

Remembering my sister on her birthday.  This bear is one of three matching bears.  All in different colors.  One for myself, and one for each of my sisters - light brown, pink, and dark brown.  Pink "Nicky" bear" was buried with my sister.  My bear is in this photo and he's lit…