2014 In Review

Wow. It’s been a year. I feel like the several years {2o10, 2011, 2012, 2013 and now 2014} have been YEARS. You know the kind  of years that give you grey hairs and make you realize you are getting older, and a maybe just a bit wearier. As life has sped up {and the interwebs […]

All’s Grace

Last week got off to a rough start. A funk enveloped me and I wasn’t sure I was going to find my way out. Moving can be hard. A thirty-fifth birthday can be hard. Together they became the double whammy that did me in…at least for a couple of days. But sometime Wednesday morning the […]

Keeping Track of Time As It Flies By

For the last almost-three weeks I have been in Dallas, trying to keep track of the time as it flies by. The bulk of the first two weeks was spent enjoying my three nieces who were visiting from their home in Raleigh. We had so much fun, experiencing a Texas safari, swimming every afternoon at […]

The Strangest Thing

I have noticed the strangest thing. The more “free” time I have, the harder it is for me to get things done. Since I left my job at Thomas Nelson three weeks ago, I have felt more behind than ever. My inbox certainly isn’t anywhere near zero. My blog has been for-all-practical-matters abandoned. And my […]

Homeward Bound

Tomorrow I am packing up my car and my dog and heading to Texas for three weeks. Three weeks. I haven’t spent that much time in Texas in the last ten years. And of course, I pick three of the hottest weeks of the year. {I need to have my head checked.} “Why would you […]

What I Learned On The Road

I have been traveling the last five weekends. I don’t how it happened exactly. I would have never planned it that way but… There was a wedding of a close friend and co-worker in Dallas. There was a Women of Faith conference that my sister and Bianca could attend. There was a baby shower in […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving y’all. I am in Asheville, North Carolina, with the whole clan. We have four generations gathered together to celebrate. And I am so thankful. Today I have a VERY SPECIAL guest-poster. My eight-year-old niece Macon is going to share about Thanksgiving. Hi.  I am Macon and I am thankful for a lot of […]

That’s Right (You’re Not from Texas)

I have always loved that Lyle Lovett song. See I was born and raised in Texas And it means so much to me Though my girl comes from down in Georgia We were up in Tennessee And as we were driving down the highway She asked me baby what’s so great How come you’re always […]

Can I Just Say?

Sometimes I am just plain GROUCHY. It is NOT PRETTY, but it is TRUE and REAL. Yes, I know. I don’t really have ANYTHING to be grouchy about. All my fundamental needs are being met. I have a wonderful job, a loving family, and this fantastic group of friends. I belong to an incredible church. […]

Drafting Blueprints, Part 5

Okay, time for Part 5 of my Drafting Blueprints series. In case you missed the first 4 parts, here is a brief recap: My “Blueprint” series is essentially a mechanism for me to start thinking through my life goals. And as hard humiliating as it is to admit some of the things I want to […]