From an early age, we have an innate desire to believe in heroes. Whether it’s Prince Charming or Superman we look for the one for which nothing is impossible. Walk with me and search through your memories. What do you see?
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Make History Count
Maggie Sabatier-Smith March 3, 2016Before she succeeded she was ready to give up. When I think about the women who made history I am convinced that there were many times when they were ready to give up. Weary they must have thought “this is just too hard – who am I to do this?”
Have you ever wanted to give up… just before your breakthrough?
March is Women’s History month – we honor those who have blazed a trail for us to follow. Their actions gained notoriety. But what about the silent heroes? In her book “Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History” historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich talks about the women who didn’t try to make history - but did. I confess that I have not read this book nor do I know anything about Laurel but I was drawn to the title: Well-behaved women seldom make history.
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Maggie Sabatier-Smith July 12, 2014An extra night in Tucson… priceless! Creating precious memories with family as we did a bit of sight-seeing and sampled some of our family’s favorite foods. More than anything it was about quality time together – my personal love language. We leave today for Flagstaff as we continue our RV travel adventure but we leave behind the promise of future visits.
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RV Road Trip Take 4!
Maggie Sabatier-Smith July 1, 2014Never thought it would happen, but this NYC girl is about to embark on her 4th RV Travel Trailer camping experience this year. My first camping experience was in the late 60′s – one I felt for sure would be my last. But then one day…
As is usually the case with me, I started thinking out loud. Thoughts unfiltered I was overheard by my Paul. I felt a tug at my heart to visit our kids and grandkids who live in various parts of the country. (We have a his, mine and somebody else’s family — 12 children and 22 grands.) I wanted to stay a few days – but not at their place. Instead, I wanted to stay somewhere where they could feel comfortable coming and going – where we could spend time away from their day-to-day. I talked about a timeshare setting, possibly a hotel suite setting and yes, I even thought about renting a Camper. I’m pretty sure I whispered that last option. A few days later, Paul surprises me
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