Many moons ago, when we were dating, there was a house near where sweet husband and I worked that encapsulated all our hopes and dreams. We thought it was gorgeous. Beautiful. Magnificent. We would often talk about the “house on the corner” knowing exactly what the other was referring to with no explanation. Years passed, we got older, and we realized that kids and bills seem to have a funny way of taking priority over your dream home realizations. The…
We often joke about the fact that I may have been adopted. My momma would cut grass and watch a football game any day of the week while I could search for hours on Pinterest for the perfect outfit combination and will watch Hallmark movies to the death. Sports have just never been my thing. But if there is one thing I recall being good at when I was younger, it was running. At recess, we would set up races…
I remember the light. I was sitting at the table working, and there were screams of giggle and glee all around me. A rousing game of hide and seek led my middle to the prime hiding spot—behind the curtains. It was in his excitement that he pulled the curtains around himself and accidentally pulled the rod down leaving a heap of curtains and hardware sitting on the floor. Looking back, it seems like an ominous foreshadowing for the way the…
Kids’ birthday parties, man. Necessary. But shout out to all the parents who have to brave the chaos to take their littles to the celebrations. It can be a war zone out there. Scary stuff. A few months ago, we had a birthday party to attend at a rock climbing gym. I have to admit, this is one of my favorite places for parties. We had been to a birthday there before, but the boys were too small to fully…
A few weeks ago, we took advantage of a day off of school, which provided a long weekend and a vacation… to Lufkin, Texas. Since sweet husband’s business is there, sweet husband is also there, and really any time with Daddy is a good time. We also brought along my dear momma, who is a complete history buff. Since we have been in Lufkin, she has been asking to go to Nacogdoches, just a short drive up the road, to…
So we have recently tried to implement Family Night. Life seems to be passing in a blur. And although we spend lots of time all together, it seems like most of that time is spent rushing here or there and everywhere. As a result, we decided to take one night a week and try to reserve it for a little something fun. Movie night, a barbeque, or sweet husband’s suggestion—game night. Apparently, there exists no better bonding method for the…
Today I am 33 years old. THIRTY. THREE. I have no idea how that even happened. It seems like just yesterday I was starting my first job as an ice cream scooper at TCBY. That was quickly followed by an upgrade to radio deejay at the ripe old age of 17 (this remains one of my most favorite jobs ever). I have worked in the medical field, construction, a very brief stint at a Christian bookstore, real estate, education, blogged,…
“I barely know you. I don’t know your dad’s first name. I don’t know if you ever wore braces, or contacts, or glasses and I have no idea how you came to be a wedding planner, Mary. But I do know the curves of your face. And I know every fleck of gold in your eyes. I know that the night at the park was the best time I’ve ever had.” Swoon. As Matthew McConaughey stands in the door frame…
SPOILER ALERT: This will not be my typical blog post. I recently heard one of the most well-delivered, thought-provoking, conviction-instilling messages I have ever heard preached. So here you will find my raw reflection of that sermon. If you want to listen to the full sermon, you can find that here. Patience is a virtue… in which I think many of us could admit a lacking. Sure, I’m pretty patient with my kids. Patient with my husband. Sometimes kind of…
So here’s the deal. These last few weeks have been bananas. Like mental frailty at its best BANANAS. It would have been pretty crazy regardless, but to add to the madness, everyone in my care (including myself) ended up needing some sort of medication. Sweet husband and I were on matching lover’s antibiotics for some sort of sinus infection/congestion/potential looming strep. Oldest was on antibiotics and ear drops for his never ending ear saga. Middle had a mishap at summer…