From within the shadows of the mountain woods, a gift of wild huckleberries. A lovely evening spent outdoors, a beloved Montana tradition passed on to our children, and a tasty treat to share. I’m grateful I had the…
Warm sun, cool water, beautiful mountains, and playing with grandparents and cousins are creating happy kids for this mama. Getting adapted to cooler water temperatures than those we have in the Florida ocean has been taking time, but…
One recent day– after a rainy, dreary day, plans falling through, and an afternoon spent moping around feeling sad– the sun finally emerged from behind the clouds. The evening was lovely and cool, the sky had a pre-…
My baby boy is growing up. Our kids are homeschooled and haven’t yet done many lessons or classes outside our home, so when Cedar decided he’d like to try swimming lessons at the local pool, I signed him…
I got a hankering to climb a mountain one day recently, so I made it happen. It was tough, and even though I consider myself in fairly good condition, I got frustrated with how difficult it was and…
I’m offering you all a random assortment of photos today to describe how, in some ways, I’m passing the time on a daily basis since I’ve been in Montana. When we haven’t been out enjoying the lakes and…
The kids and I enjoyed some camping company last weekend, and although I do like camping even with just the three of us, I really like sharing the experience with others. We camped overnight with Matt’s mom and…
We are now one day past our first month of Matt’s deployment. The kids and I have enjoyed, and sometimes been challenged by, the past month of what’s felt like a long vacation. We’ve spent lots of time…
Just a few more shots from our camping trip, this time in black and white. We had an adventure on our trip, things we liked and things we didn’t, but I think it was overall a good experience…
Sorry to take so long to post about our recent adventures, but things have been in a state of change for about a month. Matt and I packed up and loaded our household goods into a storage container,…
