Have you ever had anyone tell you how to cut an onion without crying? Seriously! Raise your hand if you have. You’re probably running around finishing all the final prep …
Seasons come and seasons go. The sun rises and sets. Come sit by me. Let’s talk. Let’s talk long and deep and about the certainties of life… like the certainty …
“Let TODAY be the start of something new!” Are you scared to try new things? You know, like eating raw snails, or holding pythons around your neck. People who know …
Raise your hand if your house looks just a little bit “naked” after Christmas! Oh good! Me too. I mean, seriously, it’s like somehow Christmas got in the shower but …
Everyone needs an amazing daughter in law like mine to introduce you to stuff…or people. Either one is fine. That’s how I met “The Shallots”. Only they aren’t people. They’re …
Quite frankly, it’s not that easy to live without my mother. She’s on the left in this photo of her and Daddy herding sheep on the plains of Southwest Oklahoma. …
Please tell me you have no earthly idea what a shallot is. You don’t? Oh good. I didn’t either till the day before Thanksgiving. And I’m “this many” oldish. I’m …
When we lived out at the farmhouse, each Christmas tree was decorated with a theme, but I never put decorations on this particular tree. Just lights, only lights, and I loved the cozy …
Sometimes life piles up. The hits keep coming. And one pushes too hard and too far. And it can seem like there is nowhere to turn and nowhere to go. …
Amy Claire found out I grew up in Arkansas. She looked at me with her eyes opened wide with a surprised expression. Slowly with emphasis she said, “I’ve been down …
