Our daughter got engaged a few weeks ago and when the wedding date was set for 6 months later our family went in to “panic mode” with wanting to feel and look better before the big day. The start date of June 1st was announced and we all agreed that we would do a round… Continue reading #DatingWhileDoingWhole30 – June 11, 2017
This past weekend was a BIG one for our family. Well, not just “big”…HUGE! After a quick change from the original plan, our daughter’s sweet boyfriend became her FIANCE! It’s a fun, sweet story (one I hope to document on another day), but today I want to talk about a conversation I had with my dad…a… Continue reading #IsAJtheone – April 8, 2016
I’m blessed to work with amazing people – daily I’m inspired by individuals that are living into their gifting and blessing others by it. One of those is my friend, Tyrone, who happens to be the Worship Pastor at the church I work at and attend. I fell in love with Ty when he came to… Continue reading #ftf – Tyrone
I’ve got my first GUEST WRITER appearing today! It only makes sense that it would be my mom as, I believe, she’s a huge reason why I love words so much! She’s been showering me with words since before I was born and it’s not unusual for her to bless me (and HUNDREDS of others -including MY friends,… Continue reading #AndNowAWordFromMyMomma – November 6, 2016
Today was filled with a whole bunch of emotions that I’m just now processing and thinking through. First came my desire to vote and the 3 different stops I had to make in order to get it done! I had some unexpected free time this morning and just knew that I needed to MAKE .IT.… Continue reading #EveryVoteCounts – November 2, 2016
We had my dad’s memorial service this past Saturday and it was a sweet time to remember and honor a life well lived. We were honestly blown away with the amount of support from the many that attended, served and loved our family well. I’m so thankful for my sweet friend, Sarah, that took photos… Continue reading My Dad’s Legacy
It was just a regular day back in January when I caught the vibe that our youngest (Brooke – a Junior at Oklahoma State University) had something to tell us. Call me insightful but – I believe she said, “Ummmm…soooo…I have something that I need to tell you.” It was my first clue that something big was coming. I realize… Continue reading “Who IS she??”
I’ve been hoping that at some point I could get myself together enough to put thoughts/words on “paper” (blog) about the last few months. I keep saying I’m going to…keep wanting to do it…keep making notes on pieces of paper about what I want to make sure I journal about and document for myself, my… Continue reading How I Began Dating My Dad…
ftf =Favorite Things Friday (And as I’ve mentioned before – most of my favorite “things” are people!) To all my girlfriends…consider this a public service announcement… HANG OUT WITH OLDER WOMEN! I just had lunch with some amazing women – all are “besties” to my mom. They were meeting for lunch and invited me… Continue reading #ftfOlderWomen – July 31, 2015
“ftf” = Favorite things Friday! (As I’ve said before – most of my “things” will be people! People are my favorite!) March 1st my dad turned eighty-…well, he had a birthday! 🙂 He’s kind of hard to shop for, especially since our family recently started a new focus on eating better (so the typical gift… Continue reading #ftfMyDad
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