I could NOT believe my eyes, what was once a beautiful canopy of shade trees, vines, bushes, and ground cover was gone. The shelter of the Majestic Oaks is gone! I ran with my bestie and I kept saying, “Margaret I cannot believe this, this is so sad. It is unrecognizable.” As we ran the […]

Recently I was at the gym with my bestie and we were doing our usual, chatting, talking, and catching up on all our heart matters as we worked out. Another friend happened to walk in and see us and came by to say hello. I had not seen this friend in a long time, and […]

This sweet potato was sitting in my fruit basket a bit too long and started to sprout. I had heard that you could dip them in water a bit and they would start growing roots. I decided I wanted to try. I have found joy in watching this potato sprout one root, then another, then […]

I drove 6 boys down to Sky-zone today. With a car full of boys, there are always a lot of smells and a lot of energy. I stopped at Barnes and Noble and grabbed myself too many books! Lol, and came to let them play as I read the day away. I decided to pick […]

Real Life… unfiltered… I have never had my eyebrows done, I have never watched a YouTube make-up video, I use cover girl and Mary K make-up. There is a whole world out there of beauty supplies, tips, and procedures, that I know nothing about. I was recently part of a community where Larry and I […]

I had a friend that was helping coach me through some of my stuff, particularly embracing vulnerability. I told her one day, I thought I took a step because I was doing my hair and I usually would check the back with a mirror and fix it if I needed to and today, I didn’t […]

This incredibly smart man, Dr. French, was driving me home yesterday from our Spring Break in Colorado Springs, it was delightful. He said to me, “the more I think about it the more I am amazed at your dad.” …Hmm, tell me more. He said “I look at you and you make things better everywhere […]

The church has done a disservice to our mothers. We have not taught them about the transformational power of motherhood. With binary thinking moms have been guilted into thinking that only certain practices “count” as spiritual or what many like to call “their devotions”. Many find themselves stuck in the trap of feeling that they […]