Well, the nest is officially empty. Yesterday, we moved Cameron into the second oldest dorm on Tarleton’s campus. He will call Bender 110 his home from now until May. He shares the spacious 10×16 space with Jeff from Dallas. They were welcomed by a lovely set of twin bunk beds, but thanks to the boys’ brute strength and my clever { read more… }

One of my favorite older men at church made an interesting comment on Sunday morning. He said we are quickly approaching a time when people would be willing to pay as much for a gallon of water as they pay for a gallon of gasoline. Although it’s a pretty radical prediction, I couldn’t have agreed with him more. It all { read more… }

Let me tell you about Miss Ada. She’s just a few inches over five feet tall – such a tiny little thing that I have yet to figure out her her little body holds such a big heart. Her eyes and skin are the color of dark chocolate, and despite several missing teeth, she has a smile that captivates your { read more… }

When I think of rainy places in the US, Seattle is at the top of my list. I was going to be a smarty pants and google it so I could tell you just how many rainy days Seattle has each year so I could prove my case. Know what I discovered? Seattle doesn’t even make the top ten list { read more… }

I love this recent family picture of my boys and me. As you can tell at a quick glance, my boys are the “spittin’ image” of their daddy. Check out Logan’s snarl. At least he chose to create some nice symmetry with the snarl on his dad’s face. Too, too funny! Another thing I love is to watch the three { read more… }

Monday night, 6 pm, table set, meal almost ready . . . I had to pinch myself. Nothing – absolutely NOTHING! – about this seemed normal. It was so abnormal that I had to take a quick picture to preserve the moment for posterity. For the past 21 years, our table has often been the car while we were en { read more… }