Practicing Gratitude 3.4.23

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Practicing Gratitude 8.28.21

Processed with VSCO with a9 preset 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 8.21.21

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

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

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

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,...

Practicing Gratitude 6.12.21

Practicing Gratitude 6.12.21

A Branson surprise! Showed up for Sunday lunch Love having him home for a few hours Bailey moved in and is a FABULOUS addition to the Wilson home Summer begins with HSM SO very grateful for Chrissie's decision to stay with me in Admission ~ whew!! More productive and...

Practicing Gratitude 6.5.21 ~ Our week in Costa Rica

Practicing Gratitude 6.5.21 ~ Our week in Costa Rica

A whole week in Costa Rica with Corbin and the girls. Took us a few days to truly relax and get our bearings. Loved getting to eat nearly every meal together Driver pulled off the road to show us howler monkeys so many meals together ~ just wonderful A day in Las...

Practicing Gratitude 5.28.21

Practicing Gratitude 5.28.21

SCS Jr / Sr Prom 2021  - and the kids actually had a dance the ask the hair (Basden did her own and about five others) the pick-up the girls the crew the clean up the Mommas ANOTHER two-spot for B yesterday - and then a three-spot!  That our "Dewalt explosion" did not...

Practicing Gratitude 5.21.21

Practicing Gratitude 5.21.21

Eatzi's and a dusk picnic at Colonial That for the first time in 21 years I bought a half gallon of milk Greg and Kim's 80s party ~ fun to see so many people from different seasons of our lives. Charlie Erwin's encouragement. What shows up on my camera roll Corbin...

Practicing Gratitude 5.15.21

Practicing Gratitude 5.15.21

  Reunion with my Baylor besties, divine weekend @ Molly’s home in College Station. And the pictures don't lie... all we do is talk and eat Hud packing up his entire dorm by himself and making the 11-hour drive home... first year at Auburn more than we could have...

Practicing Gratitude 4.30.21

Practicing Gratitude 4.30.21

Softball is going to playoffs And this is how a double feels Time with Papa and Mama, although never as slow and relaxed as I imagine it will be. Biggest practical gift is that they cover dinners ~ whether homemade or Campisis Choo Choo Charlie in town Practicing...

Practicing Gratitude 4.23.21

Practicing Gratitude 4.23.21

Basden's Junior Blessing service ~ a really precious marker ushering her into her senior year (!) Hud’s heavy tests and finals week, that you are WITH him A cool, rainy day at home. Goodness gracious We love, because he first loved us. 1 Jn 4:19 - “The Bible teaches...