• A Grateful Heart

    Whoo, y’all. Today has been a busy one. And I wish my poor Mama were here…

  • Grief, the Grocery Store, and Grace

    I went to the grocery store today. I know.  Big mistake.  Two days before Thanksgiving.  I…

  • Preparing

    As this week moves along and people all over are preparing for Thursday and Thanksgiving in…

  • Rainy Day Reading

    It’s been a lovely, perfectly dreary rainy day today. And I have loved it. Days like…

  • Thumbs Up

    Yesterday the littles lightened their loads. By several inches. Both our Princess and Cooter got haircuts…

  • The Day My Life Changed Forever

    Forty-three years ago today, around 3:30 in the morning, my life changed forever.  I don’t remember…

  • A Time to Listen, A Time to Write

    Sometimes as a writer you have to realize when it’s more important to listen than to…

  • Ode to Blue Pool Cue Chalk

      So much is wrong in this world, so much not okay. That’s what was going…

  • Stars and Lamplight

    Some folks say the stars make them feel small. That they look up and they see…

  • the window

    Looking back on the day that we stood by Daddy’s bedside and let him go, I…