Let me start with the Great Vehicle Purchase of 2016. Ta da! Here it is!…

In just a couple of hours we will pack up the van and head out to Florida. Our house will be occupied in our absence by some dear friends who are driving in from Florida to stay in Manteo for their vacation. Hmmm.  Maybe we’ll pass each other on the road!  …

Saturday morning, Steve invited Sarah and me out to the flying field to watch him send Big Red to the sky for the first time.…

Exactly one month from today, we will be driving Sarah to Regent University. We will drop her off and drive home alone–just Ma and Pa Smith heading home to an empty nest and a new chapter.…