When I was growing up, our family spent time together sailing on Lake Tyler. And then when our daddy bought a little airplane, we spent weekends out at the airport. We affectionately referred to it as, “the Kilgore International Airport.”…
The Story Behind The Picture
This picture has been circulating around the Internet for quite awhile. It went viral after it was posted on the International Down Syndrome Coalition’s Facebook page. It was part of a campaign to promote awareness of those with DS. It…
Botanical Garden in Pictures
We spent part of our Sunday at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. This is the best time of year to get out and see the blooming flowers. It’s been awhile since we’ve strolled around this gorgeous property. And the new…
Listen to your Mother San Antonio
Listen to Your Mother! Does this sound like good advice? Well it is. And it’s also a brand new production making its way to San Antonio on April 23 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. I know all…
ThriveWell Against Cancer
As women of a certain age, we’ve all been there. The time between our annual mammogram and waiting on the results can be excruciating long, especially for those of us who have a family history of breast cancer. We wait….
The Little Church
Last Sunday morning, I made the long drive home from East Texas. I was all by myself and had hours to ponder life, soak in the beautiful scenery from my childhood and pray. There was so much to pray about….
Amy is Getting Married
My niece Amy is getting married in a couple of months. It’s hard to believe that she’s all grown up. She was the cutest toddler. She had these curly blonde ringlets and beautiful blue-green eyes. And the sunniest personality, just…
Magnolia Market Silos and Food Trucks
In case you haven’t heard, Chip and Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper fame are kinda popular! And if you need proof of how popular, just count the number of out of state license plates there are on the cars parked…
Goldilocks and the Three Gyms
I have been trying to decide what gym to join. Again. Do y’all remember Bally’s? That was the first gym I ever joined in Dallas back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It was the one on Greenville…
Moms and Sons
Do y’all remember Theresa and Monica? They’ve been on the blog several times modeling clothes for our Sassy Mom Model series. Weren’t those fun? We are about to start doing those again! Anyway, I went to a mom and son…
Daddy and Daughters
Sometimes it is hard to believe that I ever had daughters. It took us so long to have another child after our boy. I never dreamt that it would be two at once. I will never forget the moment they…
By Denise
The other day as I was quickly scrolling through Facebook, I came across a post by a friend who grew up in my hometown of Kilgore, Texas. She had posted a poem that she had written. She prefaced it, “I…
