Surfside Beach, Texas

About an hour west of Galveston, you will find the small town of Surfside Beach, located on San Luis Island. I found this little town when looking for new beaches to visit in Texas. Although there was not a lot to do in Surfside Beach, within a short driving distance were two national wildlife refuges…

Feeling Thankful

We recently returned from a road trip down to the Texas coast and into mid-Texas to visit family. Blessed with safety, good weather and good health. Enjoyed beach walk sunrises, sunsets and discovered few hidden (and not so hidden) alligators on our nature explorations! I will share more in future posts. Happy Thanksgiving! Alligator snooze…

Gateway Arch National Park, St Louis, MO

The final national park that we visited on our road trip this spring was Gateway Arch. We added it to the itinerary when we realized it was literally on our way home! The hope was that we would get an early check in at our hotel and have the afternoon to explore the park. Not…

Hope blooms

“Where flowers bloom so does hope.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson

So much going on

There is so much going on around me that steals my attention and my thoughts. I don’t like getting distracted. But I am reminded that I only need to look around me to find beautiful things. And this is worth getting distracted for. Happy Wednesday my friends 😊