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In the year 1860, imagine a young woman in her twenties, raised in the leisurely lifestyle of a typical Southern girl, unversed in household chores like cooking. She is married to a professional who is equally unskilled in manual labor. Mother to a young son and expecting their second child, their lives take an unexpected turn when they face financial ruin due to poor investments. Their solution? Purchase a wagon and three yoke of untrained oxen and embark on a perilous journey to California. Lavinia Honeyman Porter, the woman in this story, narrates her own incredible tale of their daring ...

After almost two decades of conducting a weekly scripture study and developing a companion radio show, Real Living, Mary Lou Nemecek and Lavinia Spirito challenges and encourages you to engage your everyday life with a Catholic mindfulness and awareness.