The Splendor of the Woods

I'm so excited to participate in Brian's Thankful Thursday prompt today. While there's a lot of $#!* going on in my life right now, I am thankful for more than a few things. First, I'm thankful Entrepreneur has some back pain relief from the epidural steroid injection he got yesterday. Big gratitude for that. Second, …

Slowing down the pace of life

Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance. ~Benjamin Franklin So, evidently, our nation simply doesn't drink enough wine. Problems solved. 🙂 Entrepreneur and I checked off another item on our travel list. Initially, it was a Napa or Sonoma wine trip. But, then we switched it up and decided …

We felt like Spelunkers for a few hours

Over the Independence Day holiday weekend, the family went on a day trip to tour Bridal Cave at the Lake of the Ozarks. Evidently, Missouri is known as "the cave state" and has more than 6,000 caves. I've lived in this state most of my life, but have only seen Mark Twain Cave, and that was on an elementary …

S is for Sacramental

In the recent prediction of the beginning of the end of the world and aftermath of the F5 tornado that hit Joplin, Mo., I've been thinking a lot about the future, destiny and the fate that awaits us all. Because of this, S is for sacramental this ABC Wednesday. According to Merriam Webster, Sacramental means …

No Peein Off the Porch

I realize how strange the title sounds...and even stranger with the photo...but when you read the rest of this, you'll completely understand.She handed me a magazine cut out mentioning the restaurant and told me we absolutely had to go to Billy Gail's for breakfast. She is Entrepreneur's mom and the restaurant is in Branson, Missouri. …