People in Our Path

This week was crap.  I was just over it by the time Friday rolled around.  Stress and exhaustion and ridiculous issues and bickering and travel…it was just crap.  So when I crawled into the cab at the airport in San Antonio, I just wanted to get to my hotel, have a drink and some guacamole

World Down’s Syndrome Day

In 2015, I got the phone call while I was in the Dallas airport, on my way to Minnesota.  I remember feeling like the wind was knocked out of me and tears immediately started running down my face.  “Your baby screened positive for Down’s Syndrome.  But a lot of times people get false positives, so

Recipe Card: Salisbury Steak

As with most of my favorite recipes, this one comes to us via the Pioneer Woman, but with a few modifications I have incorporated. Salisbury Steak and Noodles –Steaks 1 pound ground beef 1/2 C crushed saltine crackers 1T ketchup 2T dried mustard 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce 1 cube beef bouillon (crumbled) Salt and pepper

Look for the Helpers

Years ago, I heard a quote by Mr. Rogers.  He said that when tragedy strikes and everything seems so dark, you should look for the helpers. The firemen running into burning buildings. The people opening their homes to strangers. The folks offering anything they can to help lighten the load.  It makes things a little

If Jamie Ivey Interviewed Me…

Y’all.  I am obsessed with my girl Jamie Ivey and her podcast, The Happy Hour.  She lives in Austin.  I’m not even kidding when I say if anyone knows her and can get me the hook up, I will love you forever.  I am probably not cool enough to be on her show, but maybe

Update on Amina

On Monday, I sat in my office with a headset on in front of my computer waiting for a Skype call to occur.  I’ve done this probably 100 times before, but this time, it was different.  I was waiting to talk to Amina, the mother of the Syrian Refugee family for whom I am leading

Helping a Refugee Family

The Syrian Refugee crisis absolutely breaks my heart.  I am not exaggerating when I say I have lost sleep and shed tears numerous times thinking about the absolute hell these people are going through.  I know that somehow, this issue has become political, and frankly I think most of the rhetoric going around is inaccurate.

Stitch Fix Report: Box #19

I hadn’t done a fix in almost a year, but when they offered to waive my $20 styling fee, I figured, what the heck! I wouldn’t lose any money even if I didn’t keep anything.   If you’ve not heard of Stitch Fix, they send you a box with 5 clothing items. You pay $20.

The Perfect Baby

It’s time for another in our Best of 2016 blog series.  Things are about to get real serious here on my usually lighthearted blog. I’m a member of a group on Facebook and last week someone asked for prayers for her friend who was pregnant.  The woman had long wanted a baby.  But when she

10 Newborn Must Haves (Updated)

Well, now that I am two kids in, I figured an updated “Must Have” list was necessary.  If you have friends having little ones, feel free to share.  The registry process is super overwhelming, so maybe this will help a bit. These are items I cannot live without.  My two kids could not be more