“I feel so energized and healthy!” Those were the words I shared with my husband while in southern Utah on a vacation this winter. I felt alive hiking the incredible…

My first Volunteer Vacay in Anchorage, Alaska was epic, and I couldn’t wait to volunteer again in a different part of the country. But where to go?As much as I…

I’ve been blessed to spend the past month in Anchorage, Alaska, enjoying a non-traditional volunteer vacation. While my husband works remotely, I head into the animal shelter every day to…

Some people vacation at full speed, packing their schedules with tours and activities, restaurants and museums. And while those folks get to do and see a lot during their allotted…

Ever feel like the world is falling to pieces and there is nothing you can do about it? That the crises are too numerous, the problems too large? I definitely…

Fall 2022, we began the arduous task of reclaiming a second phase of our property in Western Washington from the invasive Himalayan blackberries. (Our first phase was an edible forest…