Practicing Gratitude 4.3.20 (Corona Week 3)
- Perhaps my fav thing on FB this week, thank you SCS - My other fav FB post, thank you SCS - My other fav FB post - this one popped up from years ago- Easter time - Sunshine and this crew - There may be an extra kid hanging out here, but we have dubbed her a Wilson...
Practicing Gratitude 3.27.20 (Corona Week 2)
- These seniors are still seniors, Corona and all - Corona quarantine hasn\'t slowed Corbin\'s weekend breakfasts he actually enjoys this, finds joy in making big breakfasts - Continued quarantine, a couple of weeks in now. Grateful for a quiet calendar, time in the...
Practicing Gratitude 3.21.20 (Corona Week 1)
- These two, health and smiles and incredible hearts. And that right now I\'m getting more time with them - Corona quarantine. Amidst the nasty virus, so many are finding comfort with the enforced slower pace and family time in unexpected ways - Essie home...
Practicing Gratitude 3.14.20
Spring Break 2020 - Lunch with these two - Right before this #12 catching - Having a little fun Senior year (bottom left) - Wrapping up the PHS cheer year surprised by the Panther award - Essie\'s first softball game - with friends and family Yet another #12 in the...
Practicing Gratitude 2.28.20
- Salt Lake and Park City, UT with two of my favorite boys (missing the tall blonde one for sure). This college decision is going to be a difficult one for Hud - At DFW, security took my suitcase and asked if I had anything \"sharp of dangerous.\" Once open, she said...
Practicing Gratitude 2.22.20
- Watching Harriett Tubman movie as a family, important film - Time in park across the street with Corbin and kids, gorgeous Saturday for frisbee golf, Hud helping Essie with softball hitting and throwing (and a bloody nose?!) - Tanner and Lauren here with Lyla, loved...
Practicing Gratitude 2.14.20
- Happy 20th Branson Wilson - a joy to celebrate you - Megann\'s Texas visit - never know who you\'ll meet at Lulu - in Victoria! - THIS amazing crew. Not enough words - Lake weekend - not at the lake! Leslie\'s hospitality to make it all happen - Friends since...
Practicing Gratitude 1.31.20
- Auburn visit. He hasn't made a final decision yet, but I really think Hud will be sporting blue and orange. He's loving the kids he's meeting and is excited to be a part of the Auburn culture. The only college essay that made me cry was his to Auburn - Angie's...
Practicing Gratitude 1.24.20
- Joy's cheer comp - made it to finals, and then placed 15th in Texas, competing with all 6A schools (15th of 60) Mom came with me to all the events, and Dad joined us Sat, so glad for that time - Graham, his faithfulness, his family, his impact on our family and...
Practicing Gratitude 1.17.20
- Truth. I feel like Cappy and Daboo drilled this in us growing up, both in words and action - Unrushed lunch with Lori, overdue but just the right timing. Watching her love her family well is inspiring - FULL work week, getting to work with people I enjoy so much -...
Practicing Gratitude 1.10.20
- Corbin Wilson making breakfast for the telerads he gets to work with. What makes this picture extra-amazing. 1 - It's taken at 6am. 2 - Corbin made the homemade green-chili egg casseroles and cheese cream danishes late last night after work, Essie's soccer game, and...
Practicing Gratitude 1.3.20
- Truth. For me, the mountains or the sea. But the mountains this week - majestic and bold and peace-giving - Starting Bible Recap (thanks Jess!), happy for this resource and plan - How God describes himself: And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord,...
Practicing Gratitude 12.31.19
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You Do a Really Good Job with That
Even if they’re grown, it’s not too late. No one ever outgrows the need for a parent’s encouragement or affirmation. On the phone with my dad for a few minutes this morning, I remarked on the learning curve that comes with working four days a week, that spending...
Practicing Gratitude 6.10.19
- Praise God Summer is HERE- Texas cool front this morn - low 80s - so refreshing- Kids all tucked away in amazing places - Bran in Victoria, Hud at Sky Ranch CO, and Basden at Frontier - so very grateful for these incredible opportunities for them- Looking ahead to a...
Go in the Strength You Have
gabesalazar.com\"Mom, Gabe was at school today. He called an 8th grader on stage and she started sobbing, and all of her friends started sobbing, and I was in my seat sobbing!\"Whoa, what?!\"Mom, you know Gabe, that speaker, we had an assembly with all girls today. He...
Happy 70th to our Silver Sneaker Superwoman
Mom\'s retirement party - and 4 of her soon-to-be 17 reasons for retirementSome of y\'all know this, but my mom can do anything.Just ask Trey\'s wife, Amy. James Girls weekend last fallAnd with Mom\'s marker 70th birthday this week, I\'m attempting to frame a few of...
You Mean that was on Purpose?
"Wait a minute, they moved your daughter into a difficult roommate situation on purpose??" "Yep, they want to induce the struggle, they want to see their real colors surface so they can work through it." Yikes. This from my friend whose daughter is living at...
All We need to Know Today is Today
"Have y'all decided when you're going to move in?" This from the project manager of our painting company, who has become my new BFF, in regards to the house we bought last winter. "Well, no, because it's just today. And all I know today is today." He looked at...
How Does it Feel to Have our Oldest Graduating?
Today is the day.The hundreds of times we\'ve been asked over the last year, \"How do you feel about your oldest graduating?\" culminates with today - graduation day. Bran leaves in a little over a month for college, and for the first time since he was about eight...