Category Archives: Holidays
Mom, Dad, and Christmas Spirit
Mom and Dad have always embodied the Christmas spirit. They gifted us kids with things we needed, wanted, or would just die if we didn’t find under the tree. But that isn’t the Christmas spirit I mean. They shared Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged bike, charity, Christmas, dadlife, Family, holiday, lifelessons, momlife, tradition
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Give Thanks at Thanksgiving
In this time of Thanksgiving in the United States, I have so much to be thankful for. My childhood set me up for success—parents who loved me and taught me to be curious, to read, to push myself. I give … Continue reading
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Tagged careers, Family, Friends, Writing
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Thank You, Veterans
For many years, when my bike-riding time exceeded my writing time, I rode to a cemetery each Veterans Day. My helmet off, I’d walk the grounds and pay my respects to each gravesite marked with a war—CAW, WWI, WWII, Korea, … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling the GAP trail, Headstones, Mammoth Cave National Park, Thank a Veteran, Visiting Cemeteries
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