I’ve had a travel bucket list for years, and don’t understand the negativity surrounding travel lists. I love lists. I’ve always loved lists. I use lists daily for a good reason – to keep track of ...

It was a few years ago that my wife and I were talking about our next trip/adventure and we began sort of listing places we “could” go. As we blurted out some far-flung places, we found ourselves ...

“Last Watch” — I painted this in the months after my father passed away. I spent three days and three nights by his side—watching, waiting, remembering. In those quiet hours, I thought about the life ...

We are currently in that dreaded stretch of winter where it often seems there is little to look forward to. The nights are long, the air is frigid and the next extended break from school is weeks in ...

Thus far in my twenty-year tenure on this planet, I’ve traveled to quite a few places--within the United States, I’ve been to Portland (Oregon), Reno, Yosemite, Las Vegas, Niagara Falls, New York City ...

My instructor hovered over me, her feet planted firmly on concrete, waiting for me to come up for air. I was alone in the cool water of a high school pool, humbly out of breath after a few minutes of ...