For two days we got to soak up the slides, wave pool, hot tub and live our best lives. Courtesy of Sarah Shrader Instead of a big, far away vacation this year, Lee and I decided that we would do some ...

Do you know what the best part of vacation is? All of it. Do you know what the worst part is? When it is over. In June, we took the best trip starting with my cousin’s beautiful wedding on the beach ...

“Do you think I really need it?” I asked my husband Pat. We were packing for our first vacation in three years—the first trip since our daughter Lucy was born. Our packing list for a week at the beach ...

Last week, our family traveled to Belgium for a brief vacation. We hadn't seen much of Ben for the previous several weeks. He was busy with the start of school, his girlfriend and other friends, his ...

Until a few weeks ago, I’d never made more than a weekend trip away from my children. In my mind I added up the times my husband had been away for meetings, conferences, and teaching field trips. Some ...