Ruthie Lanigan
Stories of Life

Fall is my favorite time of year. Here are some of my reasons!

Mid Atlas Mountains - The grandeur!

I never considered spending the week of Christmas in Mexico. It just sort of happened one day while Jim and I were talking about what we...

We left Brussels, Belgium on Saturday morning heading for Amsterdam. We had a couple stops and a couple revelations along the way. We...

Day 2 in Brussels started out with a very light breakfast at a coffee shop in our hotel. The coffee and pastries were amazing and the...

Time for another Minigan's Travels story. This year we are doing it a little different. We flew into Frankfurt today and immediately...

As most of you know I started a yoga practice the beginning of May. It has been transformational for me and I now do yoga as often as I...

Fall is my favorite time of year. This year I am feeling especially grateful. I am in Nashville, TN, the weather is amazing, my...

This picture we took in Negril, Jamaica reminds me of my Sunday mornings. Beautiful, calm, relaxing and slow paced. My Sunday mornings...

It's my Birthday Month! I always try to celebrate the entire month of August because I love birthdays. Mine, yours, everyone's! I...

Missouri Cavers #mvor

Yet another fun filled week in the Nashville area. Last week I was sitting at work looking out the window. I was working from one of...

Well here we are in Nashville. Expecting to be out hiking in February. Instead we are pretty much snowbound. Since Sunday we have been...

Last week was not one of my best. I had a lot going on at work and also have a lot of personal goals I consistently work toward...

Over the past 10 years, Jim and I have adjusted our Thanksgiving traditions a little bit each year. They have always included hiking and...

Today I was sitting at my desk, working away. I took a moment to pause to think about something. I happened to look down at my wrist in...

Visit a couple of the waterfalls in TN with me!

It’s been two months since I posted a blog. At first I thought that each day was kind of a repeat of the day before. The weekdays were...

What a day. Jim asked if I wanted to throw our “work” plans away for the day and head out to Fall Creek Falls to do some hiking and see...

One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to go camping. Fortunately, twice a year we are able to camp with anywhere from 100...