Happy Birthday in Heaven

Stopped in to wish my Mom a Happy 89th Birthday today and it made me smile when I saw her favorite sunflowers blooming right nearby! And when I returned home to find a Massachusetts State Police shirt had arrived from her home state, I decided it was a very special Heavenly Birthday for my Mom!!! #happybirthdayinheaven #sunflowersformymom #MassachusettsStatePolice #34yearstoolong

Beautiful Sunflower Fields

After covering close to 50 miles of hiking in the last 8 days, we rewarded ourselves with the breathtaking beauty of the magnificent sunflower fields north of Spokane! #sunflowerfields #northspokanecounty #americathebeautiful #milesofhiking #challengeyourself #ReadyForARest

Eagles Car Show

Such a great time volunteering with Inland Northwest Honor Flight at the Eagles car show this morning! It was so good to see my Honor Flight peeps!!! Can’t wait until our next trip to Washington DC with our military veterans! #inlandnorthwesthonorflight #eaglescarshow #LoveMyMilitary #supportveterans

Great day of hiking

What an amazing hike today here in Sitka. We were so blessed to start our hike at the harbor, continue along the river and up into the rainforest! A few trails were closed because of recent bear activity, but there was spectacular scenery everywhere we look!! Loved being in the cool, wet weather! #sitkaalaska #indianrivertrail #sitkaharbor #rainforest #americathebeautiful #lovetheweather #spectacularviews

Sitka, Alaska

Gorgeous weather today to be out enjoying the beauty of Sitka, Alaska! Always wear a life jacket! Safety first! #sitkaalaska #safetyfirst #sitkaharbor #alaskasunshine

Two Mountains Conquered

Conquered two mountains today! Hiked around Shadow Mountain and up to the summit of Quartz Mountain! Found an abundant amount of huckleberries as big as my thumb nail! #mountainsummit #mtspokane #hugeberries #mountainhigh #reachforthesummit

Country Living

Country living!!! Wouldn’t change it for anything! #countrygirl #spokanecounty #amberwavesofgrain #americathebeautiful #santaclarawbb

Mt Spokane Summit

Up at daybreak to beat the heat for an amazing hike up to the summit of Mt Spokane! Even came across some ripe huckleberries to munch on! It is so therapeutic to head to the mountains to get away from the stress of daily life! #lovethemountains #mtspokane #stressrelief #challengeyourself #yummyhuckleberries

Deer Park

Beautiful evening for a drive out north where I grew up to see how the sunflowers fields are doing! This should be a magnificent sight in about a week!!! #countryliving #sunflowerfields #deerpark #americathebeautiful

Corporal Erin Blessing

What a pleasure to meet up with my good friend Corporal Erin Blessing from the Spokane Police Department to give her the Protecting The Blue challenge coin I had been entrusted to pass on to a deserving law enforcement officer! Corporal Blessing is the one who introduced me to Inland Northwest Honor Flight and we have travelled on many trips together as Guardians with our military veterans to Washington DC! Be Safe Corporal Blessing and thank you for your many years of service to our beautiful city! #spokanepolicedepartment #protectingtheblue #backtheblue #staysafe #heroinblue #supportlawenforcement #behindthebadgefoundation

Independence Day

Proud to be an American! Land of the free because of the brave! #independenceday2021 #americathebeautiful #lovemyflag #landofthefreebecauseofthebrave #baldeagles #AmericaFirst

Beating The Heat

Up at daybreak for an early morning hike in the mountains to escape the heat! Beautiful!!!! #challengeyourself #mtspokane #quartzmountain #beattheheat #HeadForTheMountains

Overcomes

I am reminded everyday of what I have overcome!!! #blessed #challengeyourself #survivor #beatcancerlikeaboss #overcomer