Arizona

This was the perfect ending to a perfect Thanksgiving weekend. I love my desert. It has grown on me. I do miss my Huntsville pine trees, my Corpus Christi beaches and my Denton plains and lakes... but God's creation continues to amaze me.

It has been two years and I am still getting used to the seasonal differences here in the desert 🙂 About two weeks ago (can you believe that?!) we had our last swimming day for the year. What are your everyday memories that you want to start capturing? Thank you for...

From Wikipedia: Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always...

{Photo from Kelly @Childhood 's iPhone... Hi Kelly!}   Friday night... I was so tired. It had been a long week at work, at first I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go... I was headed to The Big Bang in Tempe. Traffic was a little crazy. It was near the ASU...

We stayed at the Best Western in Payson, AZ. You know when you stay in hotels and you aren't expecting much? You are just shaving an hour or so drive time for your holiday? Well, this was one of those times... Let me say. I was impressed. The room was clean and the...

Sunday afternoon, we packed the car and headed north to Woods Canyon Lake, Arizona ~ about thirty miles east of Payson. We rented a boat for the morning on Monday.   She is so proud to be driving... look at that expression!   Nate the Great caught a trout...

Brian and I took last Friday off and went wandering... My friend Heidi {::waves hi to Heidi!!::} told us that Glendale would be a fun downtown to thrift in and a pretty short drive for us. She was right, as usual. Have you seen the new Star-burst commercial? With the...

During monsoon season, we have the most amazing sunsets... I love the big, blue skies ~ and all the sunshine... but sometimes, the clouds are amazing... Psalm 19:1 ~ The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Why on earth does it...