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…
Love
Through Our Mother’s Eyes
Last Wednesday afternoon, I got a call from my brother John. I had accidentally left my cell phone on vibrate from a meeting earlier in the day. He had already hung up by the time I answered it. I finished…
Sassy’s Sister is Sixty
Today is a milestone for someone in my family. I usually don’t use my blog for birthday wishes but this is a special one! Our oldest sibling turns sixty. 60. Six zero. The Big Six 0. Sesenta in Spanish! Where…
Happy Anniversary to the Big Stud
Eighteen years ago today, in the little church where I grew up at around 3:30 in the afternoon, my Daddy walked me down the aisle to the man of my dreams. There is no…
The Long and Winding Road
I took a trip down the “Long and Winding Road” near my hometown in East Texas this past weekend. I haven’t been down this road in a very long time. It is about 3 miles long and full of twists…
Happy Fourth of July
Happy 4th of July! Driving for five hours in the car isn’t our typical July 4th way to celebrate this day, but it is this year. I am so sorry I haven’t blogged much lately. Maybe you thought that I was…
A Peachy Sunday
Every year our family goes peach picking. There is just nothing like eating a peach right off the tree. The best tasting ones are the juiciest. The juice rolls down your arm in a wonderfully sticky mess! Ah, summertime. In…
Dear Chelsea
My niece Chelsea is graduating high school today. She is walking across the same stage I did twenty- nine years ago. What an amazing young lady she has turned out to be. Her parents did a wonderful job in raising…
Motherhood Isn’t Always Black and White
Today is an extra special Mother’s Day. It is also our twin’s 7th Birthday. I never dreamed that I would ever be the mother of 3 children, especially twins. After experiencing the picture perfect pregnancy and delivery with our son;…
A Recipe for Love
Nick and Sarah A few weeks ago, my husband and I attended an engagement party for a young lady who was barely a teenager when we first met her over fourteen years…
Picture from the Archives
Since we are still getting to know each other, I thought I would pull a picture from the past. This is one of my favorites because it is about the time that I started to come out of the fog…
For Liz
My sister died one year ago today. She had a very aggressive form of breast cancer: triple negative. I miss her every single day. The only good thing about cancer is that you can say goodbye. My Daddy died from…
