I remember reading these little books cover to cover, over and over again. My mother had kept them safe and gave them back to me almost 35 years later.

I never knew for sure what I would find under every rock and log I turned over. In my heart I was an adventurer, an explorer and the world something to be discovered. I loved exploring our backyard, the creek, the pond and the hiking around in the woods nearby.  I’ve caught every lizard, frog, fish, turtle, snake and bug in West Virginia before I was 10 years old.

Event though I never knew what a day’s adventure would bring me, I was certain of one thing, even at that young age, I knew that God had created the most amazing world for me to discover. That amazing journey has never stopped.