I never thought I’d be happy living in a place with little or no winter. I’ve always liked the cold. Or rather, liked that I could hole up in my warm house in front of a fire with a warm drink while the cold raged outside. …
Day Trip: Taylor, Texas
I'm over at Inspired by Life ... and Fiction sharing about our recent day trip to Taylor, Texas. Come over and read about it here! …
Another Engagment!
Our family continues to grow! Last Sunday our oldest son proposed to his girlfriend--and she said yes! We are thrilled to be getting another …
My Christmas Gift
I confess, I wasn't feeling very . . . festive in the days leading up to Christmas. A big life change that would have taken us back to the Dallas area suddenly disappeared, leaving me looking at a future in Austin with a …
Guest blogging
I have a devotional blog post up at www.cravehim.com/blog today. Come over and join me! …
50 things I’m thankful for as I turn 50
I confess, I wrote and deleted a very different post to mark my birthday today. It was much more . . . melancholy. But the morning after I wrote it I realized that my mindset is the fulcrum on which the emotional see-saw …
Welcome 2017!
I know it's been a while since I posted, so don't fall over in a dead faint! But on this first day of 2017, I am feeling very grateful. Not only did the Lord bring us through a year of upheaval in 2016, He has …
Galveston, O Galveston
We went to visit our girl over the Labor Day weekend. Although I had been with her to pick out, move into, and put together her apartment, her daddy hadn't been able to see it yet. Nor had he seen the campus that would be her …
Summer of Chaos Comes to a Close
Way back at the beginning of this year, I knew this summer would be chaos. I just didn't realize until March how chaotic it would truly be! I don't even want to know how many boxes I've packed and moved. How many miles I've …
Hankering for Routine–Again!
When I fantasized about life with kids in their 20s, I imagined my days would move along through the summer months at pretty much the same pace as the school year. After all, my family would no longer be ruled by the school …