Walk with the butterflies!

We have been so blessed with rain this summer, and with that comes the gift of flowers and butterflies. They are all over, if you take the time to look. Last summer I did not have full access to my walking/biking path near my home due to a sewer pipe project. The path is now…

Sunday thoughts

“Faith and hope…are the wings by which our souls, rising above the world, are lifted up to God.” ~ John Calvin

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Just south of Cleveland is the beautiful and unique Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This national park was created in 1974 as part of the federal Parks to People program. This program called for national parks in population centers. CVNP is 33,000 acres nestled in the Cuyahoga River valley and is full of walking and biking…

Flashback to 2008: Antiqua BVI

These photos have been on my mind recently. I decided to pull them up and reminisce about our stop in Antiqua in 2008. We cruised the Eastern Caribbean and this was one of five stops. I fell in love with Antigua, I’m not quite sure why. But the water was amazing, and I enjoyed the…

Indiana Dunes National Park

Along the very south of Lake Michigan you will find Indiana Dunes National Park. We visited the park towards the end of April and although we didn’t have to fight the summer crowds, we experienced some frigid weather that I didn’t expect when I was planning our trip. I guess because I live in the…