Adventure Story of Resiliency

I love living in Western Colorado. Adventure abounds in every season, and we do our darndest as a family to take advantage of it, even in the midst of life’s craziness. Whether we’re elk hunting, mountain biking, floating the Colorado River, fly fishing or hiking to the top of mountain peaks, I try to sear […]
2,200-Miles Lesson Learned

Last night my family and I returned home from a 6-day, 2200-mile road trip spurred by heading to southeast Kansas to spend Easter with my husband’s aging grandparents. We looked at flights to better accommodate out-and-back into our schedules, but like many people right now, the price of airfare for a family of four pushed […]
Glory Days: Discussing Youth Sports

One of my all-time favorite movies is The Sandlot. A classic tale of neighborhood kids, summer shenanigans, and life lessons learned from baseball. While the era of childhood has changed in many ways since the days of Benny, Smalls, Squints and Yeah Yeah, kids are still…well, kids. Looking back on my own childhood, when it […]