Pura Vida is Spanish for "Pure Life". It's the law of the land in Costa Rica. It's used as a greeting, it's used for g...

Every summer, my mom's side of the family gathers together at Bear Lake where we stay in condos for the wee...

I'm longing for some exploring in a land where I am not required to shower. I want to wear my b...

A couple Saturdays ago, I met up with some of my longtime friends. We were kind of attached at the hip in high school an...

An early Easter in our neck of the woods means we need to prepare ourselves for the worst. We've trekked through snow f...

I am no quitter, but occasionally I will run away from my problems. But only for a little while. And then I come back to reality. A few w...

After Brian and I got married, we didn't rush off on some crazy honeymoon. We decided to put it off a week and just spend the first week...

Day 3. Monday. Monday. A day of excitement. We woke up early to prepare for our departure from the ship. We had made it to our first stop. ...