Practicing Gratitude 10.13.14
- These friends (and some others not pictured) on our back porch for dinner. Lovely evening, lovely friendships. So grateful for these foundational friends. Also thankful for the privilege of extending hospitality.- Our Christmas in Cowtown tradition ~ missing half a...
Practicing Gratitude 9.15.14
- Watching Hudda play football. Great boys, great team. Great fun for us in the stands. #22- How Basden entertains herself during games - Essie on the soccer field. Still figuring it out, but she\'s lost the mega bow. This in response to her biggest brother on the...
Practicing Gratitude 9.8.14
- Our neighborhood and neighbors. And that our front lawn often looks like this. - \"Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament,...
Practicing Gratitude 9.1.14
- That love ~ truly ~ covers a multitude of sin.- Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful...
Practicing Gratitude 8.25.14
- That we don’t own an xbox.- Basden\'s sensitivity to Corbin\'s stress / disappointment with work.- Thicker skin for me.- SKYLAR!! About to be \"3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Skylar.\" - A resolve to be united with those who sometimes prove frustrating or difficult.- Our...
One Life
James Foley’s murder, Obama said, was “an act of violence that shocks the conscience of the entire world." Yesterday I refrained from calling Corbin at work - twice - when I felt truly nauseated with the news of Foley\'s death. I didn't know what to do with my shock,...
Mama’s Open Hand
“Listen, if you need to go home, y’all go.” That from Mama as Corbin and I were discussing the football coach’s text that popped up on Corbin's phone Saturday evening during dinner. Bottom line, he wanted Branson home for practice Monday morning. We’d just arrived in...
Camp KIVU Doesn’t Disappoint
I was a little worried Bran might have talked KIVU up too much for Hudson over the past year. But even with the week at camp flying by for them, and even with several favorite activities rained out, I’m realizing that it’s just not possible to over-build...
The Road to State ~ for Both our Boys
Essie looked up at me, her big brown eyes bloodshot and face pale, "Mommy, you know I\'m not faking feeling bad, right? " "Oh Essie, I can tell, sweetie. You look miserable. Let's get some food and water in you." This took place last Thursday afternoon in our hotel...
The Road to Sectionals
The road to Sectionals, that is, including both our boys' teams. If you're looking for a place for your boy to play baseball, it doesn't get better than Fort Worth's University Little League. And I would say that even if we didn't win District in ALL FIVE age groups...
Practicing Gratitude 7.6.14
- Boys trying out Bran\'s their new toy. Delayed gratification ~ Bran has been waiting for this fishing kayak since he turned 13. Now we just need some rain for the lake!Training Ruby to be a fisher-pup. She looks a little freaked-out to me.- Our backyard full of...
His Independence Day Came Early ~ Louis Zamperini, 1.26.17 – 7.2.14
The past couple of weeks I've been itching to write a review of Unbroken. We have some avid readers on Bran's baseball team (the parents, not the players), and earlier this summer a friend suggested I read Unbroken. Actually, she said I needed to read Unbroken....
Practicing Gratitude 6.29.14
- Hud\'s big grin (the braces are new ~ his round 2 began a couple of weeks ago). Snapped by Kevin, our middle school pastor after lunch at Chipotle. - Coffee on the back porch looking out over a rainy summer Sunday morning- That Essie still gets in Basden\'s bed to...
Practicing Gratitude 6.22.14
- Summer baseball... especially fun when the games end in our favor. Gearing up for District play next week for both teams. Bran getting to play 3rd base ~ a treat- Coach\'s effort towards clear communication, and what a difference that makes.- Cute boys. Especially...
Practicing Gratitude 6.15.14
- Summer has ARRIVED- Not making four lunches every night before bed- No homework- Sleeping late ~ at least we\'ll get to next week after kids camp!- Being home more, and our kids with each other off and on during the day. As grateful as I am for school, I love the...
Basden and Nettie’s Great Adventure ~ NY, NY
Mama and Daboo took Basden and Nettie May on a "10-year-old Adventure" to New York, and I got to tag along. It was a fantastic handful of days ~ a few highlights we want to remember: - Flying in felt like we were traveling to a foreign country - Daboo's extensive...
Practicing Gratitude 5.30.14
- Time with Paige and her new family. We wouldn\'t have guessed 22 years ago (!) sitting around in our Kanakuk (Kanakomo) cabin that we\'d be getting our families together all these years later for a Memorial Day breakfast. Or maybe we would have. - An afternoon with...
Wednesday Wonder ~ Catherine’s Steady Prayers
By 9:30 Monday mornings I'm almost always ready. Coffee percolating, music playing, prayer sheets printed and ready on the ottoman tray along with extra pens. I'm always touched by the women taking time on a Monday morning to attend our Moms in Prayer meetings -...
Galveston or Bust
We took a rebellious family vacation last weekend. Rebellious in that we struggled against the tyranny of school, baseball, field trips, Stanford testing, etc. to take a couple of days at the beach for our family. In the aftermath of a full April and May, and then...
Stephanie’s Pavilion Dedication
Last Saturday we celebrated the dedication of the new "Stephanie Woodard Family Pavilion" at our home away from home, University Little League. The celebration opened with Don Bescher sharing a few thoughts and thanking donors, and Tom Hill closing with a lovely...