friendship

…so this is 50.

I can’t explain the high I received the day I turned 50…but it was nice. Real nice. I was like…here I am! I did it! I’m still here! I didn’t take myself out doing something stupid and GOD ONLY KNOWS how many times I was miraculously kept out of harm’s way. I’ll get to HeavenContinue reading “…so this is 50.”

…just saying

Just saying ?…. No. Sorry. Nope. Actually…we are never…ever…”just saying”…. Words. Man. Oh. Man. The power within them…it’s SO MUCH MORE than just some consonants and vowels and sentences…inflections and expressions. Our sentences can sentence someone to a life of wondering if what we just said is WHAT and WHO they really are?! Maybe youContinue reading “…just saying”

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hello little girl…

Our family grew by 7 pounds and 15 ounces on September 9th when we said hello to Miss Tatum Elizabeth. A bundle of pink and perfection. Here. Just see for yourself… Is she not The Most? The most of ALL THINGS worth stopping EVERYTHING…just to stare and lean into her every movement and sound. TheContinue reading “hello little girl…”

g i r l f r i e n d s.

I am trying to squeeze all my thoughts on this topic into a blog post and it’s IMPOSSIBLE. Oh for the splendor of having someone in your life that gets you! That knows you. That knows you and hey…loves you anyway. The one who remembers things about you that you’ve long since forgotten, but speaksContinue reading “g i r l f r i e n d s.”

find your happy place.

I was having a conversation with my mother-in-law, aka Hunney…aka Judith…about life and health and responsibility and such…she has a mass amount of land that requires her attention and during the course of our chat I told her Kurt mentioned us growing a garden. Funny. As keen as the idea seems, I am the lastContinue reading “find your happy place.”

l a g n i a p p e.

So my 30 year high school reunion is coming up in two weeks… Thirty years?! Really? Where did it go?! What have I done since 1987? Let’s think…So I went to college, got pregnant, got married, had a baby, sold Pampered Chef, sold Discovery Toys, had another baby, got my real estate license, sold someContinue reading “l a g n i a p p e.”

let it do what it came to do.

If no one has told you yet I’m breaking the news…consider this information a gift… Life will bring you pain. Isn’t it fantastic! You don’t have to wonder anymore! You don’t have to wonder if you’re going to escape life’s blows!!! You’re NOT! You ARE going to get hit…square between the eyes…at some point…with heartacheContinue reading “let it do what it came to do.”

10 reasons I think you should consider marriage.

You have someone to bring you coffee every morning…and if needed…wine every night. Dating your spouse is a million times better than any date you’ve ever been on. There’s nothing awkward…there’s a million things to talk about…and #3 3. When you go out to eat and you want the enchilada plate but you can’t decideContinue reading “10 reasons I think you should consider marriage.”

straight up rabbit chasing.

Yesterday was Jana’s birthday and the missing was real and painful. We could go all year without connecting but when our two-week-apart birthdays showed up on the calendar we were on it! We would call and catch up and my heart would Always, Always be lighter and fuller and happier and humbled that sheContinue reading “straight up rabbit chasing.”