Neighborhoord Stroll
That is the face of an excited little girl who loves the outdoors and seizes every opportunity to get out of the house. Fortunately, we don’t have to go further than our front door and we are immediately surrounded by…
Author: Yolanda Taylor
A hazy morning
I stir in my bed, rustling the warm air trapped under my fleece blanket, suddenly feeling the chill in the other part of bed where I hadn’t slept. I hear it again – a tinkling little laugh, a babble. My…
Halloween Party
Every year, our church has a Halloween activity. This year, it was a fall harvest festival instead, but, great fun, nevertheless. Every year, our church hosts a chili cook-off, and every year all the chili is gone within 30 minutes…
Lake Accotink Park
The place where liquid gold and abundant amber waves of trees and shrubs meet and explode into breathtaking scenes everywhere you turn. I had to pinch myself many times to ensure I was in reality. How on earth did I…
Huntley Meadows Park
I believe that God decided to pull out his paintbrush, dust off his palette, and create some beauty on the afternoon we decided to visit Huntley Meadows Park. As we walked along the boardwalk through this surreal place, I didn’t…
Cox Farms Fall Festival
Last October is a blur in my memory and I am determined to not let this year get fuzzy as well. If this amazing and perfect weather continues, there is a slim chance of that happening. We head out almost…
