whats in my basket: Easter lesson for teens
Teaching the Easter story to teenagers can be a bit of a challenge. The curriculum is usually built towards younger children and involves a lot of cheesy activities and rituals. This Easter lesson for teens helps you discover new parts of the Easter story and tie...
an afternoon in an african chapel
I do not believe that God is a God of coincidence. I think He loves details and plans as much as I do. 2 weeks ago today, I got to spend my afternoon with a group of women. African women. Elderly women. Honored and revered women. Women, many of whom have known and...
Puppy Love
This post about Puppy Love originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. Yall, I’m in LOVE (insert deep sigh…..). What a year 2016 was for me. I know I gave you a full list on my...
if I were in a speech class
If I were a college student studying Speech Communications as I did 16 years ago, I feel like there would have been a moment this week where we would have dissected a very publicly delivered speech. We would have talked about delivery, preparation, content, and...
2016 Favorite Things
Each year one of my "reflection" moments involves looking back at my favorite things. Some are new things I've discovered in the year, others are old favorites I cant get away from and the rest...they are just every day, little simples that make my world go...
thoughts on giving: let it be
So its that time of year. We are finishing wrapping presents. We are working on the order we want people to open them. We are realizing we have 1 big, high value gift for some and 3 small random things for others. Oh the debacle!!! What do you do? Do...
Nacho Ranchy Texas Trash
This time of year reminds me of many holiday traditions. church Christmas pageants - you know who you are school choir solos Salvation Army bell ringing family Christmas gathering shopping at the school store - you know where you took your parent's hard earned...
Gift Guide: for the Hostess with the McMostess
Let's be honest, its a mind boggling thing this time of year - the hostess gift. Do you get one? What is too much? What if you are the only one who brings something? What is too small? Is it one size fits all? What if there is more than one host? So, what is...
Let’s Have Fun
Start at the Beginning…
My Cancer Journey
Don’t Miss This
Hire me to Help
