Practicing Gratitude 4.15.23
Easter in Auburn! Our whole family and lots of friends Our fam text thread as we boarded the plane for Auburn - had me in stitches All of our health - just incredible - everyone healthy, lots of hope and vision for what’s ahead Basden Joy. She really is JOY. I have...
Can These Bones Live?
"This Christmas, I'm thankful for Dad's job with American. And that even though now it's gone, that was a great run." My brothers and I shared this sentiment as we gathered in my parents' living room, Christmas 2000. After a record-setting career as a young Marine...
Practicing Gratitude 4.7.23
- Auburn Young Life placement - Essie's friends getting baptized, and her photos - ACC college retreat at Sharptop Cove, Auburn date parties, all the fun . . - Max's wisdom - Take me out to the ballgame - These two - Surprising Jessica for her 50th birthday weekend...
And She Came Home More Beautiful
“She’s going to come home more beautiful.” Corbin and I agreed on this, and that her friends would as well. Essie is home from South Africa. The twelve days to me felt like a month. I was not scared for her safety, wasn’t even nervous about her being so far. I was...
Practicing Gratitude 3.24.23
Auburn weekend with Joy and Hud, seeing their lives in 3D. Mostly good and some hard, and continued evidence that You care for them when we are so far away ~ even better than we would anyway So many special people in Auburn who impact their lives . Permanent...
Papa ~ the gift that just keeps giving
We almost lost Papa in the spring of '99. Papa and Mama (who were actually not yet Papa and Mama, aka Charles and Jamie) took our family of newly grown, newly married kids to the Greek Islands. Immediately after we arrived in Athens and boarded our cruise ship,...
Practicing Gratitude 3.12.23
Essie's travels to Dubai, then to Durbin, eventually to Port Shepstone, South Africa with SCS minimester . . Joy in Kauai with Sarah and the Niccore fam this week Oh my goodness LOOK WHO is in Kauai! NICKMO Hud and crew - road trip to Angel Fire and back to...
Practicing Gratitude 3.4.23
Mystery Dinner #4 . . . . Sundays This morning’s walk, cool but not cold, reminders of your truth as I walk - your grace is sufficient, WHO you are, you will help me wait, you are the Vine and keeping me tucked in, you will fight for us while we keep silent, you are...
Practicing Gratitude 2.25.23
Basden at Orange Beach for the weekend with seven Auburn friends . . . In-town sleepover at Sanders with Wolfes. Krista's over-the-top hospitality, deep talks and deep laughter. Decades-old friends providing decades-old comfort and friendship. And it was susch a fun...
Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business.
“Is it our business to pry into what may happen tomorrow? It is a difficult and painful exercise which saps the strength and uses up the time given us today. Once we give ourselves up to God, shall we attempt to get hold of what never belonged to us - tomorrow? Our...
Practicing Gratitude 2.17.23
This popping up on my phone. We knew even then she was all Joy Valentines day at SCS - Christina, Kendra, Kelly, Brooke... I don't even know who all was exactly responsible for making our teachers and staff feel the love, but it is a lot of work and really precious....
Practicing Gratitude 2.11.23
- Bran's family birthday dinner- happy 23rd! - Paul Tripp - "You don’t have to be anxious about the future. A God of grace has invaded your life, and he always completes what he starts." "It’s hard to look at the future and feel secure, because the future is simply...
Practicing Gratitude 2.5.23
Lake weekend at Bannister's incredible lake house, just incredible beauty and comfort. Dinner together at Eagle Mountain Boat Club and relaxing all weekend . Humble yourselves, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him...
Practicing Gratitude 1.27.23
Mystery Dinner #1 last night - OH MY WORD. Corbin outdid himself! Such a fun evening - I feel VERY celebrated at 50 😊 Randy and Lindsay Key, Jason and Lindsay Safran and then Ken and Lori Schaefer - all have TCU in common. One couple of doing Whole30 so our ENTIRE...
Practicing Gratitude 9.11.21
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles... 1 Chronicles 16:11-12
Practicing Gratitude 8.28.21
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Practicing Gratitude 8.21.21
Wrapping up the last 6 weeks of summer in one post... trying to keep it succinct... lots to be grateful for First and foremost, grateful with my whole heart to be an American. Family vacay in Riviera Maya ~ 5 days with my very favorites after a summer apart Essie's...
25 and Counting
Today Corbin and I are celebrating 25 years of marriage. WOW and Praise Jesus. It just so happened that the five days we could wrangle family time this summer coincided with our silver wedding anniversary - Corbin literally booked this trip last spring without us...
Practicing Gratitude 7.15.21
Park City - this mountain town, how much we enjoy being here Our hike up above Silver Star and lunch at the Silver Star cafe All of the fabulous views from Hotel Park City, both from our cabin and from the lobby, such a gift to be here Silver Lake hike so...
Practicing Gratitude 6.25.21
Father's Day 2021 ~ I got the best Father's day - got Bran home for the day, missing Hudda! ummm... this was a first Father’s day sure makes me realize that I am so taken care of my dad and by Corbin - and Papa! Three amazing fathers. I couldn't be prouder of Trey,...