The video and photos of our glorious weekend in the Rockies this last weekend are not what they seem. A perfect family. Nothing that can upset. Sunshine and love everywhere. As humans we like to capture the best moments, where the everyone is smiling. My family this last weekend captured those moments. But don’t be […]
In 1980 the fifth highest peak in Washington State blew up–a volcanic eruption that made history and spread ashes around the world. Mount Saint Helens is now a national monument that people can visit. My family had the opportunity to hike the ash covered trails recently with another family whose story of resilience is worth […]
What are you afraid of? I wonder if a swim with blacktip sharks can reveal some of our fears, and help us know if these fears are valid or not. All of us are afraid of some things; from small things like spiders to big things like failure. But most if not all of these […]
Have you heard someone say “high risk, high reward?” True in the stock market, for example, but how about in activities that involve our kids? I appreciate Love and Logic’s spin on how to approach risk with kids. Let them fail as much as possible when they are young, when the cost of failure is […]
My family headed to the beach as soon as regulations eased up from the COVID19 lockdown. We needed to get outside, get in the sun, go to see the ocean. We went to Long Beach, and surprisingly, that county was still in lockdown mode. The public parking access roads to the beach were closed! We […]
Now that our nation has been on “lock-down” for a couple of months, people are realizing how foolish it is to not go outside and recreate. Being outside is a proven way to boost immunity! Look at any health website, like https://www.webmd.com/balance/ss/slideshow-health-benefits-nature, and read all about it. Thankfully, my family got outside for some fun […]