Is this thing on? Hi y’all. It’s me, Sassy. It’s been awhile. Remember me? I’m the one with the big hair! I took a break from blogging and most of social media over the summer. I wanted to spend some…
De Rigueur of Kilgore
Style. Are you born with it? Do you acquire it over time? Who inspired your sense of style? For me, I know that I was influenced by my mother. She would never go out of the house without her lipstick….
There’s No Place Like Home
I just got back from a trip to my hometown of Kilgore, Texas. I was there for a little work and a lot of visiting with my family. It rained most of the week. And I’ll never complain about rain…
This Thing Called Motherhood
It was exactly two weeks ago that I stood up on stage and read my story of motherhood. I wrote it four years ago on a Saturday night after I couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and turning and these…
Golfing in the Hill Country
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…