It’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, so here’s an update. Kathryn graduated from ETBU with her Bachelor Degree in Organizational Communications in May, 2022. She’s working on her Masters Degree in Strategic Communications and will graduate in May, 2023. She will start working for Longview Chamber of Commerce next week as Projects and Communications … [Read more…]
A favorite cookie recipe and a quick overview to remember this season
Vacations vary in location, type, length, and time of year; but being intentional about being together with your family is what is important.
A couple of years ago, I visited a dear friend who was fighting for her young life. At just forty years old with three beautiful kids and a wonderful husband, cancer was in several areas of her body. It was mid-January, and she was having a good week between treatments. We were able to visit … [Read more…]
Like so many people, the recent events of Hurricane Harvey hit too close to home. Both of my parents grew up in the South Texas area, and I have a lot of family and friends still living in the area. I have brothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins who live along the Texas coast, from Sweeny … [Read more…]
Most of the blog posts here have been about recipes and food and family events. Today, my husband Darren shares his thoughts. About 5 years ago, I was hit with the reality that I had only 8 summers left before Kathryn and and Landry enroll in college. We were not so good about taking family vacations … [Read more…]
It’s been kind of a whirlwind month with all of the birthdays in our family, but it’s been fun (and emotional). Our twins turned 16! When they were connected to tubes and alarms in the NICU, we could only look ahead to the next feeding and making sure they were eating enough. Now, we’re looking at … [Read more…]
February is a full month of birthdays for our family. (Darren, Kathryn and Landry, me). Throw in Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and several other family members and friends’ birthdays, and we have a full month of celebrations, which, of course, includes cake! We celebrated Darren’s birthday last weekend, and I made two of his favorite … [Read more…]
After a short, very difficult battle with cancer, my mom went home to be with her Savior in December, 2009. When I think of my mom, besides her favorite scriptures, I think of her cooking. I remember getting off of the bus on Wednesdays, greeted with the smells of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. … [Read more…]
When I was a senior in high school, I went to my prom. This was kind of a big deal since I had never been to a dance or many school functions. My mom made my dress, which was pretty but still homemade. During the prom, there was a part of the program where the … [Read more…]