Practicing Gratitude 1.22.21
- Brogdons AND Keisters here last night, kids had so much fun! Dinner, hot tub, movie upstairs… really is dreamy getting to see the kiddos all forge close friendships - THIS from Krista. Cannot recommend highly enough. Effective tool to "think" Gospel “The gospel is...
Practicing Gratitude 1.17.21
Weekend with Brogdons before "life" starts up again in 2021 For a family who doesn't do puzzles very often, 1000-pieces is no joke. Corbin and Hud carried the torch here. When Mr. Williams loves our children well, he loves us well. What a life and legacy, Lord, thank...
Practicing Gratitude 1.1.21
- Finishing up Christmas week in Angel Fire - Waking up with all four kids in their own beds - 2 Sam 9 - One of my fav accounts in Scripture - David and Mephibosheth, just an incredible view of David remembering to go back and thank someone in Saul’s family, and...
Practicing Gratitude 12.23.20
- Such a celebration to get all six of us together - Feet Worth (!) and fun dinner - Celebrating a happy happy 48th birthday. Mom\'s fun and unique gift; surprises at work; lunch with Chrissie, Cindy and Jeromy; family dinner at Hoffbrau; surprises from Little...
Forging Ahead and Believing God
It seems like January 1st can’t get here fast enough. We don’t have to scroll very far to see 2020 memes with hearty “good riddance” salutations, and this headband above, my friend's Target purchase, made me laugh - I think we\'re all ready for some comic relief. As...
Practicing Gratitude 11.29.20
Thanksgiving 2020 - Fall leaves on my walk - oh my goodness! Has changed in just the 5 days we were out of town - Celebrating fall inside and out - A fall Sunday shopping in Granbury with Mama and Corbin - an excuse to get outside and enjoy a gorgeous Sabbath, along...
Practicing Gratitude 11.6.20
- Celebrating Corbin\'s 50th birthday - dinner at home with close friends - Both boys coming home to surprise him the night before his birthday for a family dinner - Corbin\'s co-workers not letting him off easy - First Baylor game of the season for us. We were...
Blue Tassels
We're anticipating celebrating Hudson’s high school graduation in a couple of weeks. Ceremony plans have been a moving target with Covid, but we’re hoping to celebrate this SCS Class of 2020 officially with actual caps and gowns. And tassels. A couple of months ago...
Practicing Gratitude 7.3.20
Sky Ranch posted this within 24 hours of me reading Hud\'s detailed description of this chapel - Tulsa family for a quick visit! Briley and her blackberries - Getting to see this one, have missed Harp this summer! - Kamp sightings How fun for these two - high school,...
Practicing Gratitude 6.26.20
- Dinner at Tricky Fish, Essie\'s yummy wings, these two beauties above (that couldn\'t look more different). Getting to see Mac and Mason made our evening - HSM, under Graham\'s leadership. The evidence of a grounded ministry all around - Hud\'s senior Bible,...
Practicing Gratitude 6.20.20
It took going to Kamp and driving boats to get this boy in a cowboy hat. I\'ve only been waiting 20 years for this - Julia graduating AND going to Baylor. Sic em! - Evening neighborhood with with Corbin. Stopping and sitting on the bench - just to stop - because we...
Practicing Gratitude 6.14.20
Old pics make for some sweet memories - Summer with our girls - Digging through old photos... brings me great joy to think of Bran experiencing Kanakuk for the first time - Another nod to lots of effort - Sky Ranch Ute Trail staff - surprising our seniors with a...
Practicing Gratitude 6.5.20
OU, Auburn, Baylor, A&M - Celebrating FRAMILY graduations - Papa and Everly - over an hour like this - Just incredible - There\'s a story here - 51 years to Mama and Papa - Celebrating Ali\'s big 5-0 - Love this girl. Lots of memories with Grace after...
Practicing Gratitude 5.30.20
- Unexpected, restful week in Watercolor; Getting our toes in the sand - and ocean; Time with Stephen, getting to know Kyle better; Jungle Speed; Good friends and good food; Salty breezes, fairly cool beach temps; Golf carts and bicycles; Remembering Rosemary; Family...
Practicing Gratitude 5.16.20
Memory Lane. Thankful for this guy and friends who saw fit to deem me an honorary Pi Phi - If this is my thank you for hosting reunion, I\'ll do it every year - \"God shots\" in Numbers - God hates complaining, and he also (sometimes) gives very specific...
Practicing Gratitude 5.09.20
- Baylor girls REUNION - our 25th! - Cammi and Kristin jumping in to do all the food menu with me hosting, just thrilled - Certainly the virus is still making its rounds, but I\'m no longer keeping \"Corona\" in the title of these posts, as most businesses have...
Practicing Gratitude 5.3.20 (Corona Week 7)
Getting to hit the lake TWICE this past week - Lake with Cappy and Daboo, they\'d already been out there for a couple of days working. Felt so good to help them with some painting and just change locations for a day - Watching church on Sunday mornings together, while...
Practicing Gratitude 4.25.20 (Corona Week 6)
- Spring of Hud\'s senior year allows for some reminiscing, these picutres are worth not a thousand but about a billion words - Essie excusing herself from the dinner table, upset but we weren\'t sure why, and finding Hud in her room when I went to check on her. I...
Practicing Gratitude 4.19.20 (Corona Week 5)
- A full day of baking and cooking before Easter key lime pie C\'s creamed spinach cowboy rolls - Porch party with Jeff and Krista - Sweet delivery from the Kelley family - From the front yard - someone else\'s work I am getting to enjoy - Easter just our family -...
Practicing Gratitude 4.11.20 (Corona Week 4)
- Just finished week 4 of Coronoa Quarantine... about three more weeks projected of stay-home orders. I seriously can't believe it's been a month already, I hate that so many people are struggling and I'm (mostly) taking in every single day, grateful for the rest in...