I talked to a large group of first year medical students at UT Health Science Center this past Wednesday about my experiences with death and dying. It was such a wonderful opportunity last year to share my loved ones’ stories. I knew that my perspective was unique in that my parents met while my dad […]
Inspiration
Because Every Day Should Be Valentine’s Day #3
This is our last edition of Because Every Day Should be Valentine’s Day. In this series of posts, I reached out to 3 of my friends that I know to have pretty happy marriages. I sent them a list of questions to answer without either spouse seeing each other’s answers. I have featured a couple […]
A Painting that Inspires
In June of 2010, we were home visiting my family in East Texas. We didn’t have anything special planned. We typically just hang out with my brothers and sisters and their families. We sometimes go to the lake or the airport and my husband plays some golf with my brothers every now and then. Our […]
This Golden Ring
Over a year ago, I lost my wedding ring. It was about the same time that we brought a new puppy home. I had the strange suspicion that Sofie had carried off the ring in her mouth and took it in the back yard. I had put the ring down on an end table to […]
Eternally Grateful for Sisterhood
“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” –Truvy, Steel Magnolias “Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick and pull yourself together.” -Elizabeth Taylor One of my all time favorite movies is Steel Magnolias. I have probably seen it about 100 times. I remember being anxious for the premier in 1989. It was filmed on […]
Eternally Grateful Journal
As I was driving to my hometown of Kilgore, Texas to help make funeral arrangements for our Mother’s funeral, a sense of calm came over me. I don’t know if it was because I knew what to expect since this was our third funeral to plan. Can this process possibly get easier? It seemed so […]