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A Life Changing Moment at a Football Game (Of All Places)!

Sometimes, short moments in someone’s life can influence them forever. It was my first Giants away game. It was a battle between the Giants and the Colts at Indianapolis: a sibling rivalry between...

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It Passes All My Understanding

As we neared the ground to Cusco, Peru I took notice to the beautiful mountains. Green. Not from the trees... It was an incredible view from above. The farm lands looked like a patchwork quilt of different...

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Slices Of Life: Charleston, South Carolina

My momma passed a hand over her eyes the other night and mumbled, “I need to get out of town.” She’s an artist, you know – one of those pensive, sensitive types. She needs to keep her chakras in...

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Never Sea-sick – Our Baltic Adventure

Last summer I went on a family vacation that surpassed all my high expectations. My “frequently cruising” family announced that our next trip would be a Baltic Cruise by Celebrity, and prepared for...

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Deux Semaines a Paris (Two Weeks in Paris)

It is really quite a surreal feeling. My whole life I had been planted firmly in America, having no knowledge of the world outside of my confinements. When the massive airbus 380 touched down in Paris,...

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Change in the Canadian Rockies: Banff National Park

There are many Canadian national parks, but perhaps the oldest and most well know is the Banff National Park, located 110—180  km (68—110 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta. Its large area (6,641 sq km;...

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A Week in Alaska — a Twilight Zone

I step off the airplane and look around nervously; I scan the unfamiliar faces until I suddenly make eye contact with a graying-redhead. I smile, run over, and give her a hug of pure exhilaration. I check...

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Homage to History

After a ten hour drive across California, Nevada, and into Utah, it is always nice to step out of the car and take in the fresh mountain air. At a quick stop, on the way into Salt Lake City to pick up...

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Rain Or Shine: A Family Intertwined

With a jolt, my family and I were awoken by the piercing horn of the ferry, signifying our entrance into Norway. To my mother, this was a melancholy reminder of the life she had left behind to raise her...

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