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At the time of this writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has many of us trapped, I mean…um…safe at home with our loved ones trying to slow its progress by social distancing. I have seen some hilarious commentary from stressed out parents who have become homeschool teachers and wives who may strangle their husbands if an escape hatch does not magically appear soon. This...

A few months ago, I attended the funeral service of a family member – a teenager – who was well and full of life one minute and gone the next in a tragic four-wheeler accident. The death of someone so young is not something that seems fair or normal. It is devastating and difficult to comprehend. As a mother, I cannot imagine...

The year is 1895, and George Vanderbilt has finally completed construction of his “country home” – a 250-room French Renaissance chateau in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. It is on Christmas Eve that he opens his exquisitely, and festively, decorated home to friends and family who will enjoy their stay in one of 35 bedrooms!

It is almost impossible to believe the holidays are here again! I love every minute of them - time spent with family, Hallmark Christmas movie marathons, shopping, and the food! Ooooo, my mom’s homemade cookies and fudge! The holidays can also be overwhelming, because there just seem to be too few hours in the day to accomplish all...

Step back in time to rural Louisiana with a stay at Disney’s Port Orleans - Riverside resort. It is one of our favorites! Just walking into the beautiful bustling lobby of the Colonel’s Cotton Mill building is a treat. Notice the various ports of call mentioned in the detail...

Today is my first Father’s Day without my dad, and my mind is a whirlwind of memories. Some of them make me smile, and some fill me with a sad emptiness that is difficult to describe. The loss I feel is compounded by the loss I experienced while he was still alive. You see, this is the first Father’s...