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Breathing Lake Michigan — Ludington to Traverse City

October 1, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Sunset light reflected on a channel leading into Lake Michigan near Ludington. Photo b Barbara Newhall Barbara Falconer Newhall travels up and down Michigan's lower peninsula, visiting friends and family and putting on book events for "Wrestling with God."

Traveling solo along Lake Michigan meant I could linger over coffee with friends. It also meant I could ignore my GPS and exit the freeway on a whim. Read more.

Mason County, Michigan — My One-Woman Road Trip Takes Me to Falconer Country

September 23, 2015 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Windmills outlined against the sky of Mason county, Michigan, farmland. Photo by Barbara Newhall

A visit to Falconer country — Mason county — was a must-do stop on my one-woman road trip up and down and across Michigan. A cousin showed me around the old family farms. Read more.

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When Your Kids Don’t Fight — Enough

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My children do not tease each other like the normal sibling pair. They are nice to each other. I worry. Where did Jon and I go wrong?

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An older woman tries on dresses for her daughter's wedding day. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Mother-of-the-Bride Dress: What, Oh, What Do I Wear to My Daughter’s Wedding?

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