We drove across the long, skinny bridge to Dauphin Island like a little matchbox car teetering on a flimsy plastic track. Our peripheral vis...

As I walked the streets of downtown Minneapolis, early morning urban life hummed around me. People sat under the emerging sun with their co...

I received the call at work. I had imagined getting this call and spent a lot of time wondering when it would come. There had been several f...

I love the fact that summer is a whirlwind. The weeks fly by and the daylight hangs on and on. A visit from my little niece turns into a run...

Yes, I did go to Springfield, Illinois on vacation. There are many historic sites there. There are some good restaurants. Oh, okay, it's...

What to do on another cold, snowy day with the kiddos? With winter hibernation settling in quickly, we turned to the hills and trails of our...