My Instagram and Facebook feed blew up today with pictures of SNOW. Ask anyone in central Texas, and they will tell you, “It SNOWED today!” A veritable winter wonderland. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones, so I’m sure not carrying around any rocks in my pocket. I bundled up and went outside in the SNOW today, too. Wouldn’t { read more… }

So… I’m trying this new morning routine. I’m calling it Sacred Space. So far I have stunk at it. #truth The plan was this. One hour to exercise. One hour with God. One hour to write. Yesterday I failed. I got in my hour with God, but only 45 minutes of exercise and no writing time. There was this thing { read more… }

Ok. Confession time.  I am competitive. I said it. I own it. I am it. Actually, that’s not the whole truth. I’m not just competitive. I want to win. The scenario might go something like this. Brad says something. I know he’s wrong. I politely correct him. He claims he is right. I’m certain he is wrong. Can I just { read more… }

Ok. I seriously did not chase all year in boots, but who could resist this cute picture of me and my boyfriend doing one of the things we love… just taking a walk through the pasture. And let’s face it. Boots are required. Especially if you’re wearing shorts like I was that day. Some of you might remember that I { read more… }

  Day two began with a delicious breakfast at Steel Magnolias, cooked and served with love by Miss Cora. And, we were joined by the owner of Steel Magnolias and the decorator who is responsible for beautifully restoring the home. Although I won’t share all the details here, suffice it to say that Kim and I had two divine encounters { read more… }

Some things you just can’t make sense of. Here’s one: Natchitoches… phonetically should be pronounced Natch-i-toe-shez… but instead you say Nak-a-dish. No, I’m not making that up. Nak-a-dish. So here we are in Nak-a-dish at the Steel Magnolias Bed and Breakfast. And you know what’s crazy? We have the entire house to ourselves. Guess that’s what happens when you travel { read more… }