Maxine Davidson

 I am adventurous. I went skydiving and jumped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet. The next year my husband and another couple went on a bobsled ride at the Olympic Park near Park City, UT. We went down fifteen curves at a speed of sixty-five miles per hour. What a thrill! We also went on the Zip Line at the Olympic Park, and I enjoyed that more that the Bob Sled. I swam with the dolphins at Cabo San Lucas and went parasailing. We ran the white-water rapids on the Rogue River in Oregon in kayaks with two other couples. It was a 26-mile run. I almost did not survive that adventure as when I entered one of the rapids, it threw me out of my kayak into a whirlpool and I could not get out. It is only by the grace of God that I am here. We also ran the Colorado River down the 100-mile Cataract Canyon... it was fantastic wilderness experience, My husband and I enjoy traveling, playing golf, bowling, playing board games, card games, running the rivers, four wheeling and entertaining friends and family. If you ask me to describe my life, I will have to say, it has been a great roller coaster ride.  I have experience heartache and pain that I never dreamed I would have... but I have also experienced indescribable joy.  Currently, I am living a full life and loving it.  I went skydiving and jumped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet. The next year my husband and another couple went on a bobsled ride at the Olympic Park near Park City, UT. We went down fifteen curves at a speed of sixty-five miles per hour. What a thrill! We also went on the Zip Line at the Olympic Park, and I enjoyed that more that the Bob Sled. I swam with the dolphins at Cabo San Lucas and went parasailing. We ran the white-water rapids on the Rogue River in Oregon in kayaks with two other couples. It was a 26-mile run. I almost did not survive that adventure as I started through one of the rapids, it threw me out of my kayak into whirlpool and could not get out. It is only by the grace of God that I am here. We also ran the Colorado River down the 100-mile Cataract Canyon... it was fantastic wilderness experience, My husband and I enjoy traveling, playing golf, bowling, playing board games, card games, running the rivers, four wheeling and entertaining friends and family. If you ask me to describe my life, I will have to say, it has been a great roller coaster ride.  I have experience heartache and pain that I never dreamed I would have... but I have also experienced indescribable joy.  Currently, I am living a full life and loving it.  I

I was born and raised in a rural area on a river farm located in the Missouri Ozarks. Much of my youth was spent outdoors, either working in the fields, exploring the wooded areas, or playing in the rivers or the streams.  We raised cows, pigs, chickens, hay, corn and always had a large garden. The land practically sustained us. We had our own milk, cream, eggs, meat, fish, and an abundance of wild game. We picked wild blackberries and grapes and my mom would them as well as peaches and pears. We also preserved our harvest from the garden, so basically, we lived off the land except for having to go to the store for flour, sugar, salt, coffee, and a few other items. Having this type of upbringing has helped me know the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. After leaving my childhood environment: the woods, the streams, the rivers, and the mountains all called to me. I am at peace when I am in nature, whether that be hiking, snow skiing, snowshoeing, golfing, walking, water skiing, floating the different rivers or just exploring various places outdoors.