Home's Cool Mama: June 2016

My soul is refreshed like taking a gulp of cold, clear water on a hot day. I just returned from a weeklong visit to my parents' house, exploring by bicycle the banks of the Missouri River, and camping with the family at Clearwater Lake in Missouri.

As the years pass, I realize how wonderful my parents are; and I am intensely grateful for their generous love and attention showered on me, my husband, and our boys. They are two people who always have their priorities in place, and it helps me keep my balance in life. Thank you, Mom and Dad.

Clearwater Lake as seen from the top of the dam at sunset.
Photo by J.R. Degonia

Bike riding . . . Am I being followed?

Selfie with two kind, intelligent young men.

Clearwater Lake.
Photo by J.R. Degonia.

Our crazy boy, Spencer.
Photo by J.R. Degonia.

We explored the Lewis & Clark Museum in St. Charles.

We learned a lot about Lewis &Clark on this trip;
of course, Denver added to his "historical action figure" collection.

Breanna, Dad, and the Degonias
on the Katy Trail near St. Charles
on the Missouri River Bridge.

What we look like when we don't know
a picture is about to be taken.
Photo by J.R. Degonia.

Denver admires the variety of locks placed on the bridge
over the Missouri River. Some are promises of love, others
have Bible verses written on them.