This year’s family vacation was to Destin, Florida. It was our first trip to this part of Florida’s Emerald Coast. And it was beautiful. Our kids are at the age now, where they are big enough to venture further out. Can operate go-karts by themselves. Want to try zip lining (yes, that happened). While we […]

Sorry, not sorry:  this will probably be a long post.  You see, I dove in completely to rest during our vacation this month.  Unplugged, put my camera down and away (although the following would make it seem I didn’t ;).  My batteries were recharged, y’all.  I fell in love with my people all over again… […]

Conversations with my daughter. “Mom, did I ever have a cake smash when I turned one?” “No, honey.  That wasn’t popular back when you were a little.” She eyeballs the leftover cake from her birthday party and serves me a raised eyebrow. My husband chimes in from the other room, “rather fitting, she’s double ones […]

My husband and I took a day trip to Waco, Tx recently to check out Chip & Joanna Gaines store:  Magnolia.  As I’ve jokingly said – it was a spiritual experience for me.  Truth is, I’m not joking.  Several times, my heart caught in my throat and I held back happy tears.  I had stayed away, […]

Last week, after months of hibernation, I sat at my computer and blogged about love. Not in the typical way, of kisses and chocolates.   Couples embracing, red lips and big smiles. This year, love looked a lot like a beautiful mess on my table.  J gave me the most beautiful, bright bouquet of flowers.  He said […]

Tomorrow, forecast calls for Fall temps, and with it, the official goodbye to Summer.  Summers linger longer here in Texas, but every season must come to a close.  This Summer was especially precious, as our family took our first ever family vacation completely by ourselves. We ventured to Orange Beach, AL, Perdido Key, FL and Gulf […]