Butterfly on a Boat

Butterfly on a boat

Nearly a month ago we spent the Fourth of July weekend at Greers Ferry Lake in Arkansas. As we sat in the boat in the middle of the lake, this butterfly lit on one of our floats. I couldn’t believe he/she sat still long enough for this pic. Photo taken with iPhone4 and absolutely no [...]

The Empty Nest Countdown: 20 Days

Elizabeth, now 21, and Sara Ann, now 18 at the lake in 2002.

In 20 days, my youngest daughter, Sara Ann, leaves for college. It’s the most significant life change since I first became a mother in 1988. I’ve been counting down the days, not to be morbid, but because it’s easier for me to process if I’m aware of what is happening. We spent this past weekend [...]

Three Feet From Heaven

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Greers Ferry Lake in central Arkansas is just about my favorite place on earth. The simple, unspoiled beauty of creation relaxes me in ways I cannot explain and through the years it has been the setting for some of the best of our family times; this past week was no exception. We just returned from [...]

We Should Have Stayed at the Lake

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Friday afternoon as we were preparing to leave for a weekend at the lake, one of our upstairs toilets overflowed, which left a couple of inches of standing water in our bathroom and caused a downpour in the den below. We quickly grabbed every towel in the house to soak up the water, then threw [...]

Sunburn?

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I have always thought that the name of this Heber Springs, Arkansas dermatology and ophthalmology clinic was unfortunate. The name comes from the nearby Little Red River — if they would just insert the word river.