Archive for the ‘Home Sweet Home’ Category

home is where the lion is

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

As we were leaving Durango, we realized Mr. Lion was missing. We searched the hotel room and cafeteria, the local grocery store and everywhere else we could think of. Finally we headed out of town, sad and lionless.
Zia and I prayed together that Mr. Lion would somehow be brought back to us. She didn’t mention [...]



thirty-five

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

My birthday came this year on the heels of the wildest storm I’ve seen in all my 9 summers in Kansas City! We lost power for less than 24 hours, but many of our neighbors didn’t fare so well, and are only now having their power restored. Somehow, our lilies survived the crazy winds, hailstones, [...]



papa and mimi’s house

Posted on June 29th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

We’re back from an awesome week in NY. It’s been a year since we’ve seen my family, so to them, Zia has grown up just a little.

This is where they live; in a house on a hill with 15 wooded acres and a spring-fed pond. It’s where I grew up, and it was the best [...]