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June 21st marks the first day of summer. Where I live, the temperatures have felt summerlike for a while, hitting 100 some days and topping 90 degrees most other days. Summer is a special time of year marked by nostalgia. Remember being a kid and counting down the days until summer vacation? It felt like…
We pulled into the gate of Red Rock Canyon preserve. Barry’s rumbling voice seemed to be a source of annoyance for the lady in the booth selling parking passes. We noted her look of derision as we paid the entry fee but quickly turned our attention to the ineffable multicolored mountain vistas ahead. While attempting…
I eagerly redlined the car as we left the congested antics of the Las Vegas Boulevard, making our way to our destination, the Valley of Fire. I was excited to leave the bright lights and entrancing entrapments of the city for the peace offered by the desert. We fled as men who were just freed…
The holiday season is filled with so many delights for the senses! Baking involves smell, taste, and touch and becomes a gateway to store powerful, positive memories. Guest blogger, Justina Wong, provides a personal insight on the power of baking. Please welcome her voice to our blog. The one part of the holiday season I…
The Christian church traditionally celebrates All Saints’ Day on November 1st. The day is set aside for remembering and honoring loved ones who have passed in the previous year. Some cultures, such as Mexico, go further and make the celebration festive as Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, offers a celebration of…
We are officially in the autumn season! School is well underway. Routines of work and life have resumed after the relaxed schedule of summer break. The cooler temperatures and changing seasons make me reflect on more than pumpkin spice lattes and apple cider. Autumn brings with it vibrant color in the natural world, warm and…
This time last year we reflected on freedom in a slightly cautious, careful manner while navigating various levels of restrictions. Twelve months later the tune has changed. Many of us, me included, have experienced a greater understanding and appreciation of the word “Freedom.” This year as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, let’s think of…
The ball has dropped, the fireworks burst, the confetti tossed. The New Year has begun! If you have not already done so, it is time to flip open the new calendar, open that new planner and begin penciling in appointments and commitments for 2021. Or maybe scroll to a new year on your digital calendar…
What comes to mind when you hear the familiar melody and the song that begins, “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—a partridge in a pear tree”? Do you anticipate a nice long Christmas carol carefully walking through all the gifts the true lover has given and received—many of them…
When the people we refer to now as Pilgrims, left the shores of England in September of 1620, they had no idea what the next 12-15 months would hold for them. They knew that their religious liberties were at stake, their children’s futures were being shaped by a culture they did not condone, and they…
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