It’s OK to lie at Christmas, right? “What darling? Oh no. That tote bag with your name on it isn’t for you. I monogrammed it for a customer. She must have a little boy with the same name as you!” Uh oh. What happens on Christmas morning when he opens that tote bag and realizes…
Our first born son, the one who will inherit our riches, the one who will take care of me when I’m old, the one who can’t remember to take out the trash….. is eighteen today. Eighteen! How did this happen? Time sure does fly. It has been such a joy to watch him grow into…
Everyone I meet tells me the same thing… “I am so busy!” “I am going crazy!” Yep. It’s a busy time of year. But today tops it all for me….and if you don’t mind I’m gonna tell you about it. I was up until 2:00 AM the past two days finishing up a whole truckload…
I like to drive. A few years ago I piled the kids in the car and drove to Ohio. From South Texas. It was fun! The trip I’m on now is much shorter. On Sunday I drove about 5 hours from my house to visit my parents. Tomorrow I will drive home again. The kids…
My new friend, the Pioneer Woman, she gave me a gift. A gorgeous, beautiful, stunning t-shirt. Yes, she gave a t-shirt to everyone that came to her book signing. Even though I was one of thousands….I feel sure I was the most special. Now you know why I love her so. She loves me too….
When you buy eggs at the grocery store, do you know where they come from? Who manages those chickens? Who takes care of them? Does that person care about your health or the well being of the chickens? When we eat eggs that have been laid (or lain…which is it?) by our chickens, we know…
They say Christmas is a time for miracles…. And I need one, man. I need a miracle. I need for God to streeeettttcccchhhhh out the days so I can have some more time. Please God, do that teensy thing for me? My little Shop 24 workers are cranking out orders. I just know this is…
We had a few people over for dinner on Sunday night. It’s a lovely bunch, wouldn’t you say? Here’s just our family….. We need those other people back to make us look all Christmas-y. We don’t have enough red in our picture. These are all of the people that homechurch with us. We usually meet…
Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow! We are stunned…positively shocked over the snow flurry in our yard! The kids ran immediately outside and started squealing. But there was a problem. Every stinkin’ year I get caught by surprise. Someone doesn’t have what they need for the cold weather. Keep in mind we’re in TEXAS. You Kentucky,…
2:00- Grateful for Grace and I leave the house. We leave our children, our husbands, our chickens…and we head off to Austin. It’s a two hour drive. 4:10- We arrive in Austin and decide to treat ourselves to some Chick-Fil-A. After all, this is a road trip and we deserve it. 4:30- We arrive at…