
My cousin and I were born only four days apart from each other and grew up in a camping/traveling family. Our first excursion, according to family lore, took place when we were only a few months old. As we grew older, beginning in our late teens, we started camping together with our friends. Most notably,…

I am certainly not a scientist, nor am I a psychologist, but I have lived long enough to see things “play out,” so to speak. What I do know is that when I listen to certain music, memories flood in like a tidal wave. I used to joke and say that I knew all the…

Beginning as a young girl and continuing well into my forties, I was very active physically, leading an athletic lifestyle. When I entered menopause and became middle-aged, my body began to break down in ways I was not happy about. As a result of playing through the pain in my younger years, unfortunately, I now…