Monte Rio, California: From a Kayaking Pup to Miracles for Maddy’s Phoenix
on August 16, 2017
by Patricia Yager Delagrange August, the last official month of summer. This is the time each year my family spends a week in a lovely vacation getaway in small-town Monte Rio on the Russian River in northern California. We love to kayak on the river and throw sticks for our two labs to fetch from… Read More
My Favorite Mom’s Day Gift—a Shoe-in!
on May 11, 2017
When my son made the basketball team as a sophomore in high school I thought it just might be the best thing for him. He was getting a bit chubby, definitely out of shape from too much Taco Bell, and he never exercised. Plus, he didn’t have very many friends. Little did I know how… Read More