When I handed my child the bowl of cereal, he looked at me skeptically and asked, “Is this with the chunky milk?” What? Who’s been giving him chunky milk? “Dad, do cows pee milk?” Thought that might just brighten your day…like it did mine. Ha! “I know why everyone is buying all the toilet paper,”… [continue reading]
Bullying
When I began to write about about my bullying experience, I stopped short after I read through my words. They sounded very bitter. Could I still be bitter about something that happened so long ago? I wouldn’t have thought so, but reading through my narrative, it was clear that I was. Funny how writing about… [continue reading]
Tomato Soup
Do your kids cook? I confess; I do most of the cooking around here mostly because I really enjoy doing it. I do, however try to get the kids helping in the kitchen on purpose. Here is a super easy kid friendly Tomato Soup recipe, that we found in the Southern Living Kids Cookbook and… [continue reading]
Off to College
I’ve had a difficult time wanting to write about Faith’s graduation. This year 2020 did its thing! At first her graduation and senior play were postponed. We were ok with that. The new dates, however coincided with new shut downs in our area. In the end, it was all canceled, and we couldn’t even have… [continue reading]
The Feed Trailer
When I was in grade school, we lived in South Texas on a few acres in the country. When I was home from school, I liked nothing better than to follow my dad around outside as he fed the animals and did various chores. We didn’t have a barn so my dad used an old… [continue reading]
A Child’s Answer to Prayer
Trip to Guadalajara When I was about twelve years old I took a trip with my dad to Guadalajara, Mexico. I was returning to the place of my birth and visiting my childhood friends. Since my dad was going to be returning to Mexico in two weeks, he decided to let me extend my stay. … [continue reading]
Our Love Story: How I Met My Man
It was 24 years ago that Jason and I first met! Here is the beginning of our love story: Graduated college not married? I was out of college and teaching at a small Christian school in Lincoln, Nebraska. Everyone seemed to think that it just wasn’t right that I wasn’t married yet, and they all… [continue reading]
Money Gossip: How People Spend Money Differently
Money. It’s such a tricky little thing isn’t it? I can recall countless conversations with people complaining about how other people spend their money. Sometimes there is concern, pity, or jealousy in their voices. What is the same each and every time is the fact that someone else isn’t spending their money the way the… [continue reading]
Surviving Hurricane Hanna
Most of the hurricanes that pound the south Texas coast seem to miss our area in the Rio Grande Valley. Usually, they hit farther north. It wasn’t until Saturday morning, July 25 that I started believing that Hurricane Hanna was actually going to slam the Valley. Preparing for Hurricane Hanna Crazily, we prepared for the… [continue reading]
My love of Foosball
I have never been particularly athletic. I enjoyed running in junior high, and I probably would have gone out for track in high school, until I took one look at the seventies super short uniforms, and that ended it for me. There was absolutely no way I was going to put my stick skinny legs… [continue reading]