An Arizona Family Blog
Disclosure: I received a complimentary e-book copy of this book and have volunteered to share my review. The town is famous in the region for its chronic stillness…Consequently, every ambitious person who grows up there eventually leaves in search of better opportunities. Life in Mbengwi, Cameroon, is not easy for Austin-or for anyone else. While…
It’s 1919 and thirteen-year-old Cole McCarthy just wants more time with his father, who is a busy railroad executive. But a horrific train accident leaves Cole’s stepmother as his only family. Alone and lost, Cole wanders his family’s estate and runs into an old family friend who gives him a special object that belonged to…
As the weather gets cooler, it can be easy to become a couch potato and not want to leave home base. Now that fall is in full swing, it’s time to get creative on ways to have fun with the family. Plot twist: we’re going to do this without breaking the bank. Yes, you heard…
Confession? Once upon a time, I worked on a haunted hayride and in a haunted house in Minnesota. Confession #2? I hate being scared – like – hate, despise – being scared and am not a fan of haunted houses or haunted hayrides (unless I’m in the middle of the hayride where nothing can touch…
The week of October 8th through October 14th is National Fire Prevention Week. Take the time this week to share fire safety and prevention tips with your family. Here are a few tips to follow to make sure your family and home stay safe from house fires. Fire Prevention Create a fire safety plan. Each…
Some of you may know, some may not, but I have been blogging as Life as Leels since July 2011. SEVEN YEARS! If you have been following, you have seen the changes. The name changes; the niche changes; the new sites; revamping of old sites. Changes. Too many changes. You see, I started blogging as…
On the morning of May 4, 2009, I received the devastating phone call informing me that my grandfather (who was like a father figure to me) had completed suicide. Unless you have experienced suicide first hand (and I pray you have not and never have to) you know that there are no words that can…
