My daughter and I stand in front of the dome car of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad train I recently returned from a vacation to Missouri and Arkansas with my oldest daughter. We flew out of Seattle to St. Louis, Missouri one Saturday and returned the next. In that one week's time, we packed in a lot of sightseeing: some typical, "touristy" places, and some highlights that were meaningful to us, but perhaps not on the state tourism board's top ten list. 1. I'm thankful to have been able to spend so much time with my daughter. She is a kind, intelligent woman and she is my friend as well as my daughter. 2. I'm thankful we got to visit with my cousin. I hadn't seen her in years, and it was really great to spend some time with her. 3. I'm thankful we were able to find several cemeteries where relatives are buried, and to be able to find the gravestones. The smallest cemetery was on the property that used to belong to my g-g-g-grandpa. It was dow
Living life with a thankful heart