Travel
Experiencing Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs Arkansas
On our third anniversary, my husband and I visited the Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, AR and loved it. Ever since then, I’ve longed to go back. When my son wanted to visit Ouachita Baptist University down the road in Arkadelphia, I had to take the opportunity to see it again. Even though we…
Read MoreStepping Back in Time Visiting Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
I have a great admiration for the early settlers of our country. They could look at a piece of land and be willing to do whatever it took to make a life there. 250 years ago Tennessee was the wild west. Andrew Jackson bravely cultivated an incredible life for himself and his wife just outside…
Read MoreExploring the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Since visiting the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston several years ago, my mom purchased a “passport” to the presidential libraries and has desired to see them all. The first one my kids and I went to with my mother was the LBJ library in Austin. It was so much more than I expected.…
Read MoreLearn How One Mistake Doesn’t Make a Man at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library
If it wasn’t for the fact that we were in California, and my mom has a dream of getting a stamp in her presidential library passport from every presidential library, we would not have probably sought out more about the president that resigned. However, I truly loved getting to know more about our 37th president…
Read MoreExplore A Decade of History at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
When we started planning our trip to California, my mom was thrilled to find that there were two presidential libraries we could add to our itinerary. When she first started becoming interested in visiting these libraries, I had no idea what the appeal was. However, after we visited the LBJ Library in Austin, and the…
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