There are all kinds of songs and sayings about time. If I could save time in a bottle. We had the time of our lives. So much to do, so little time. What we value most is what we spend most of our time doing and thinking about. Well, it’s about time…that we write this…
It has been 6 months since we officially transitioned from Nomads and Full-time RVers to North Carolina Homesteaders, and life on the Ballard Homestead continues to thrill and amaze us. So, “What is a Homesteader?” you may ask. You will find multiple definitions on-line but our definition of choice is: “a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It…
We will always return to the mountains of Western North Carolina as one of our favorite places. In these mountains we feel God’s peace and presence. We witness His artistry in every new season and are drawn back again and again. If these mountains could talk, I feel like they would tell stories of love…
Lake Junaluska is a great place to walk, fish or eat ice cream. We visited on a beautiful sunny day and enjoyed the paved walking trail around the lake. Parking on a mountain overlooking the lake, we got a beautiful view of the area. There was a huge white cross statue near our parking spot…
As we get ready to roll out of Tucson, we are reflecting on our past 5 months here at Davis-Monthan’s Agave Gulch FamCamp. It’s mid-April and the Campground has more and more empty spaces every day as the “snowbirds” are leaving. We will miss the amazing office staff at the campground. They were always friendly…
Mount Lemmon was a cool destination on a day in April 2019 that was forecast to reach a scorching 96 degrees in Tucson. We had been wanting to make the 29 mile drive up 9,000 feet to the peak of the tallest mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range and this seemed like the perfect…
We finally made it to Sabino Canyon and it is definitely as great as everyone told us. Sabino Canyon is a part of the Coronado National Forest and is located on the north side of Tucson. At Sabino Canyon we found hiking trails, streams, waterfalls, birds, wildlife, wildflowers and cactus. The first day that we…