Practicing Gratitude 3.20.15
- A few days over spring break just at home, with no real agenda, lazy mornings and slow evenings with very few responsibilities. - Getting to read in the mornings with Essie right next to me, a book on her lap as well.These are just things that simply don\'t happen...
Hudda’s Night Out
This written by my dad, aka Cappy. He jotted it down recently and sent it to me in an email, and I'm posting here with his permission. The power of an engaged, loving grandpa (or two) ~ tremendous. One evening Charles called and said we were heading out for a spur of...
Hudson ~ “Where I’m From”
The following is an essay Hudson wrote for a school assignment earlier this year. I posted Branson's "Where I'm From" last week, and wanted to share Hud's here as well. Love his words. Where I'm From Hudson James Wilson I am from ping pong, from pool basketball, and...
Practicing Gratitude 3.9.15
- MORE snow... this is kind of getting a little crazy here in Fort Worth! - Snuggling with DaddyOne reason we love snow mornings Mini snowman- Corbin\'s first week of work ~ very full, a little overwhelming, but he\'s thrilled to be there. - Reconnecting with so...
Remembering David Phillips
It's been nine years and we miss him. Nine years since that freezing Sunday morning when his car spun out of control on an icy highway en route to Christ Chapel. He never arrived to deliver his sermon. It's been nine years, and still his personality, his humor, his...
Practicing Gratitude 3.2.15
- Sweet friends, and girls who entertain themselves well- This cutie intentionally spending time with the other one. - MORE snow!- Unlike Yukon, Cross and Ruby prefer the rug in front of the fireplace over the snow. - A quiet snow day with Corbin home and kids at...
Branson ~ “Where I’m From”
The following is an essay Branson wrote for a school assignment last year. I love this assignment, and I'll be posting Hudson's "Where I'm From" next week. Bran chose the photos and printed them alongside his words. I love it and consider him to have a natural writing...
Practicing Gratitude 2.23.15
- That when I remember to ask Him (and even when I don\'t), God provides in the most uncanny, specific, tiny detailed ways. That He cares about my specific needs, that it\'s not His best for me to feel overwhelmed, without His help.- That it\'s worth it to pay a few...
Practicing Gratitude 2.16.15
- Bubble baths at Daboo\'s- Happy 15th to you, Bran. So grateful we get to be your parents. All the time. - Branson\'s 15th birthday dinner ~ loved celebrating with special friends and family.All four grandparents ~ indescribable giftNickMo, Mitchell, Bran and Coach...
Practicing Gratitude 1.31.15
- Hud\'s 7th grade basketball season. Other than missing a few weeks because of a snowboarding injury, he played great and loved the season. Fantastic teammates and families to sit in the bleachers with. - Essie working with me at the McLean concession stand. She...
Practicing Gratitude 1.16.15
- A new start. The new year, and with it, new patterns and a new beginning.- Nikki sharing this quote ~ lovely thought to starting a new year. - Corbin feeling better after bronchitis and ear infections. Medicine is amazing!- Me on the road to recovery... we\'ve all...
Feast for Theives by Marcus Brotherton ~ Cappy’s Review
I gave this book to three important men in my life last month ~ my father, Corbin's father, and our pastor. I was hoping at least one of the dads would pass it back for me to read, but no luck. My father has turned it into a stylistic reference guide for his own...
Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine Reay ~ A Review
Wowzers - read this. Quick. Need a great read for a few wintry evenings? Or a birthday gift for your mom or sister? Or simply a pick-me-up for a friend? Put this little gem in their hands... but do make sure to get a copy of your own. Even for the non-reader, the...
What Makes our World Beautiful
Smoke from the fire pit streamed into the cool morning air as Marshall and I warmed our hands around the low fire. Along the river\'s edge, bright yellow and orange trees reflected in the glass-like surface below, spreading the brilliant autumn colors above and below...
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron ~ A review
My dear friend Krista put this book in my hand as I headed out on a trip several weeks ago. She’d read The Butterfly and the Violin last summer and told me right away I needed to read it. She was taken with the story and the writing, and couldn’t believe it was a...
The Christan Parenting Handbook by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN ~ Book review
Every spring my college girlfriends and I get away to some remote lake house or home to spend a few days together. Invariably, the conversation revolves around our kids and parenting. Last Spring, gathered around Cammi’s kitchen island, we were stumped with an issue...
Practicing Gratitude 10.28.14
- Total GIFT of having Shawn and Heidi in our home for a few days. What bright lights for God\'s kingdom. They\'ve been serving with CRU for 12 years now in San Diego, and getting some time with them was a complete joy for our family. In their short time with us, both...
Practicing Gratitude 10.21.14
- A few days in Austin with Corbin - thanks to amazing grandparents keeping kids - what a gift to not worry a bit, knowing they\'re having more fun than if we were there. - Time with heart friends in Austin: visting with Carlos and Kelly in their home; Kirsten,...
Advice to our Younger Selves
We've shared monthly dinners now for more than fourteen years. One gal spearheaded this dinner club all those years ago, realizing that as our lives began splintering apart with attending different churches, the influx of babies, moving into different communities and...
Granny’s Peanut Brittle
Gladys Pearl James ~ not just anyone can wear the name Gladys Pearl. Or in my opinion, James. This fall marks eighteen years that Gladys Pearl, my Granny, has been delighting crowds in heaven - and delighting herself in the Lord in the process. Even though she\'s been...