Pioneer

Mitchell sitting in a newly raked pile of leaves.

My daughter, Jenna, and I outside the gates of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France.

A little friendly competition between grandkids Mya and Willy on a snow day.

We spent a day at the beach with the grandchildren before setting sail on a Disney cruise in November 2019.

Shafer and Theo Fronckowiak listen to their bedtime story read by Grammie Bobby Bender.

Our dog, Daisy, cooling off in the pool.

Four generations of women: Harper Purk is the youngest, with her mother, Megan Purk, her grandma, Diana Kelly, and her great-grandma, Sheila Cron.

A summer storm brewing over farm country in Miami County.

Five generations together after my grandson Liam Bodey Hall was born. Gladys Anderson, Linda Bodey, Peggy Malone, and Jenni Bodey-Hall.

My son, Ruger, when he and his stuffed bunny were the same size.