“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” These words from the “corny” Andy Bernard, alumnus from Cornell University and employee at the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. When I heard this, I stopped in my tracks. You see, it was later in the evening and I was winding down from […]
As I sit at the laptop and search my heart and soul for today’s topic, I realize, it’s time. It’s time I admit something. Nothing scandalous, no. I’m just admitting, owning, if you will, a truth for me that has been simmering for a while. A truth I need to own and appreciate. Now, I’m not sure if it finally […]
Yes!!!! Yes!!!! Yes!!! Finally, a morning that my sweat drops are not sweating! Finally, a morning that I can sit outside and not feel like I’ve stepped into an oven set to BROIL! Finally, a morning that Mojeaux and Macheaux breathe in fresh air and not pant like a raging locomotive! Nice! Ahhhhh … Autumn may become a reality and […]
Yessss! I am glad to be back! Back at home. Back into routine. Back. I have had the privilege and honor to have new and exciting experiences this summer. These included jet-setting from North Carolina to the coast of California and several places in between. I’ve learned new things, made new friends, savored experiences, tasted new food, and seen new […]
“Dad, I need you to wake up and make sure we are OK. I’ve been getting texts from my friends in the neighborhood checking on us. People in our neighborhood are flooding!” This is how Tim and I were awakened that morning two years ago. Yes, we had intended on sleeping in, but that did not occur on August 13, […]
I must admit: 1989 was a great year for me. I met Tim a couple of weeks before I graduated from Louisiana Tech University following the winter quarter. A few months later we attended an outdoor music festival in Jackson, MS in May. We had never heard of Delbert McClinton, although we realized we knew one song of his … […]
This weekend has blown me away! I have had the honor to attend the She Speaks Conference hosted by Proverbs 31 Ministries. This conference is designed for women whose purpose in life is speaking, writing, and/or being in a leadership capacity. The information was not only “life-altering”, it was relevant and real. Real people giving practical suggestions that can be […]
Over the course of the last two years, I have been actively implementing strategies to promote my personal feelings of well-being. Honestly, these strategies have helped me survive. I have been purposeful, intentional, in doing something. The grief, sadness, and torture can overtake me in an instant and hold me down where I feel like I can’t breathe. I know […]
“Listen to this song, Mom. I think you’ll like it”, Isabella said as she turned the volume UP – a little too loud for these 50-year-old ears. So, we rocked it out in my 2013 Nissan Rogue. I remember being 19 and I loved the music turned up, too, so we listened to it LOUD! Mother and daughter’s heads banging […]
Working in the educational system for over 25 years was (and still is) one of the most appreciated experiences I’ve had in my life. School years would come and then go. August through May. The cycle revolved around and around, again and again, for years. Summers were spent preparing for the next year. I found that some school year cycles […]