Labor Day

School just started and we already get a three-day weekend!  Yippee!!! Labor Day is always such a bittersweet holiday for me since it marks the end of summer (boo), but the beginning of football season (hooray).  In effect, I’m really replacing an awesome time of year...

Dreams VS. Fear

Today is the first day of the rest of my life!  My boys are both in school, my husband is upstairs working and I’m sitting at my desk wondering what I’m supposed to be doing amid a VERY quiet house. Hmmm.  I know, I know.  This is a nice problem to have (especially...

Kindergarten

Last night we took our youngest son, Chase, to Kinder Camp.  WOW…was he excited, scared, shy and intrigued.  And was I ever excited, sad and apprehensive that I’m allowing someone else to have the opportunity to influence my second child – BIG TIME.  (I’ve already...

A Life Worth Living

Ahhh….sleeping in your own bed is SO nice after 10 days away from home!!  It’s a blast to travel, but it’s ALWAYS a pleasure to come home to your own spot in the world! The boys, Lee and I recently spent a week a week in Tennessee with family and participated in the...

Houston, We Have a Problem….

Conflict arises in all of our lives regardless of whether we are good, bad, obedient, reckless or wayward.  Conflict is a fact of life that we all face occasionally.  Man, that stinks!! Some of us enjoy the challenge; others avoid it like the plague.  However, plenty...