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Another Great Acceptance Speech

Mar 30, 2015

I didn't watch this live, but sure do appreciate the things Justin Timberlake had to say while accepting the Innovator Award at the I Heart Radio Awards. (Pardon one of the words he uses if you watch the entire speech imbedded below) - but hear the rest. I especially...

Keeping Secrets From Your Kids

Mar 25, 2015

A terrific resource in Dallas has been kind to as me to write a couple things for them. It's been fun to act like a reporter of sorts. Dallas Child gave me a couple of topics on which to research and to write. Here's a portion of one of them. The topic: keeping...

12 Hours 36 Minutes and 843.5 Miles Away

Mar 16, 2015

Today's post is by my dearest friend and sister-in-law Chris Wills. She's always super nice to let me bother her to share with us tidbits going on in their home. I should have recorded our conversation last week about boy-odor, but we were laughing too hard....

A Praying Mother

Mar 12, 2015

Yesterday, we headed to Birmingham for college quick-see. It’s nice living in Dallas where the airports are close and good options on frequent flier programs reign. Have I mentioned we’re a tiny bit last minute flakey? As in, “Oh, yeah – the college decision is in a...

Connected in the Crowd

Mar 9, 2015

With the start of our Spring Break staycation, I'm determined to be productive - begin Spring lean and clean. So, not only are the rooms getting a once over, so is my computer (or at least some of it) - which is where I found today's post. Hiding in a sea of open...