Safety in Question

My parents live near the Texas/Mexico border.  Whereas it used to feel like a safe place to live and visit, that is no longer the case.  The crime and violence that is now so prevalent on the Mexican side is coming across the border.

One of the last times we went to visit, Jason  and . . . → Read More: Safety in Question

The Hardest Year of My Life Part 8

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(My Second Near Death Experience)

As soon as I was back from the MRI I was put on a Magnesium drip for 24 hours to relax all my muscles so I wouldn’t have seizures or go into a coma, and hopefully to bring . . . → Read More: The Hardest Year of My Life Part 8

The Hardest Year of My Life Part 7

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(My Second Near Death Experience)

When I got to the hospital they were ready for me.  They took blood tests right away and confirmed that I had preecclampsia.  My uric acid levels were high, indicating kidney problems.  Actually, the reason I was retaining . . . → Read More: The Hardest Year of My Life Part 7

The Hardest Year of My Life Part 6

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(My Second Near Death Experience)

My dad went with me and we waited in the doctor’s office for what seemed like hours.  When I finally got in to see my doctor, I could tell instantly that . . . → Read More: The Hardest Year of My Life Part 6

The Hardest Year of My Life Part 5

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(My Second Near Death Experience)

Grace was born on May 26, 2006 at 9:39 in the evening.  She weighed a whopping 8 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 ½ inches long.  She wet right away after . . . → Read More: The Hardest Year of My Life Part 5

Toddlers, Cribs, and Scary Noises

The day finally came.  The one I was dreading.  Jason Jr. who is two-and-a-half climbed out of his crib.  The crib that makes mommies’ lives so much easier.  The crib that keeps a child confined and bored long enough to fall asleep.  The crib that insures a child is safely contained so that moms can . . . → Read More: Toddlers, Cribs, and Scary Noises

Boys and Bugs

Little Jason came running to me with arm extended.  He was very excited.  “A bug, Mom, a bug!”  Sure enough, there was a suspicious looking black object between two fingers.

I cannot be blamed for what I did.  So what that I grew up in the country, I still don’t like bugs ON me.  . . . → Read More: Boys and Bugs

Creepy Middle-of-the-Night Experience

When Grace was just a baby, I got up to nurse her in the middle of the night and then got back in bed.  I didn’t feel sleepy, so I turned on the lamp beside the bed and decided to read.  I had only read a minute when I heard a familiar sound.  But it . . . → Read More: Creepy Middle-of-the-Night Experience

Blood-Curdling Screams

Because I thought ya'll might get a kick out of this picture from my highschool days…

At my high school boarding school I was lucky enough to get one of the old hospital beds.  I thought they were pretty cool.  They had a hand crank to raise and lower the bed.

I don’t remember . . . → Read More: Blood-Curdling Screams

Stalked on the Highway

We had been married about six years when my husband decided to move and take a job in a little town of about twelve hundred people in East Texas.  I was not too happy.  We had been in a great church, and I loved having a mall practically in my back yard to stroll my . . . → Read More: Stalked on the Highway