There were countless wonderful moments with dear old friends. The highlight of Kayla’s week ~ gymnastics and a new friend! And the highlight of Cooper’s week ~ basketball with a homeschool team and with GRANDAD! Goodbyes to our Austin Classical Conversations Community ~ so thankful for them and how they so warmly included us. (Oh… Read More Saying Goodbye to Sabbatical
The alarm went off at 4am. We were out of bed a few minutes later and eating breakfast ~ ugh. A rice cake with peanut butter and honey, a banana, some regular H20 and a few swigs of Vitamin Water. I’d rather eat nothing until the race is over, but I know the fuel and… Read More Half Marathon #5 & Running Therapy
I’m pretty sure it wan’t on my top ten list of favorite things to do when I was 12, and I know for certain that I absolutely refused to wear the hat and boots that my cowboy-hat-salesman father encouraged me to, but now going to the rodeo is something I look forward to when we’re… Read More Yankees and Ugandans at the Rodeo
While I was sitting on the porch last week, reading, soaking up the sunshine, and enjoying the golden silence, the kids were having a great time in Hondo, TX with Grammie and Paw-Paw. The highlight of their week away was a guided fishing trip that Paw Paw arranged for them. They caught 25 catfish, and… Read More Restin’ and Fishin’ and Runnin’ and Eatin’
A much anticipated and worked-for weekend finally arrived last Friday. A year ago, my sweet friend, Karla, invited me to join her in participating in Beth Moore’s Scripture Memory Challenge. The goal was to hide the Word in our hearts by memorizing 24 Bible verses over the course of the year. The accountability was having… Read More W.A.L.K.I.N.G. with Beth
Getting to shop for groceries at H.E.B. again here in Texas has been an interesting adventure. I enjoyed grocery shopping, in general, much more about 20 years ago when it was only for two people, didn’t require regular weekly trips, multiple stores, a very extensive list, and a $250+ bill, but even today I still… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Totally Awesome Tilapia
What is NOT unusual is that I celebrated my birthday in Texas. I’ve done that every year since we moved to Massachusetts, except for one. The one I didn’t celebrate here in the Great State was my 30th, and that was because it took place right after Y2K. We had booked our tickets for… Read More A Party, Party Weekend = Flan, Fine Art, and Fish Tacos
Well, we’ve been in Texas almost a week now, but I promised to share the second half of our journey, so here goes… (I’m sure you’re dying to know the details!) The first half was to Altoona, PA, and Loisville, KY. Well, soon after we left our friends’ home in Louisville, we stopped at a… Read More Second Half of the 2000 Mile Journey
The sunset is visible every evening… …the Christmas tree farm looks suspiciously like a big box store… …and your next door neighbor brings you a gift just hours after you’ve moved in! We’re here, and we’re somewhat settled. So nice to wake up slowly this morning, read my Bible, journal, and have an Advent devotion… Read More You Know You’re In Texas When…
My dad sent me the link to this Superbowl commercial yesterday, and I just had to share it with you for educational purposes. It’s educational in that you will get a bit of Texan culture and history all while watching a Texas-born music star sing about a Texas-only chain grocery store. I know. Just… Read More You Can’t Spell Texas Without……