Savoring the Quiet
Our lives rarely settle into quiet these days. We get absorbed in the music on our ear pods, our eyes glued to the computer or TV screens where we are getting our daily dose of entertainment or information. My blogs share a lot of “God-information” online. I often wonder if I am listening to way…
Step into Spring
Spring begins today, March 19, 2024. Usually, it’s March 20 or 21, but because it’s a leap year, February gets an extra day. The season moves up a little on the calendar. Either way, the first day of Spring is always a little over a week after daylight saving time. But, with all that info,…
In This Very Room
Last Monday, January 8th, in this very room pictured here, fifty members of our team that is made up of paid and volunteer staff enjoyed our Team Appreciation Luncheon at Maggiano’s Restaurant in Austin. OUR TEAM is comprised of devoted, relentless, and selfless individuals who believe it is “more blessed to give than receive”. However,…
Living – Laughing – Loving
I am in my sweet spot. I have all my family together here in Austin, and if that weren’t enough, Shawntel’s family is here too! I said, yesterday, that my blogs about graduation had come to an end since Brennan’s graduation commencement was last night. Today I am talking about the aftermath of graduation! The…
Just Not Feeling It
We may be in a room with people who are quite perky, talkative, and beaming like the sun. In fact, they are so doggone happy that they may annoy us! After all, we may be carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders and their high-spirits and cheeriness is rubbing us the wrong way!…
Spring has Sprung
Drum roll please…….today, March 20th, is officially the first day of Spring, And, yesterday, Sunday, I came out — outside, that is. It was a glorious, sun-shiny day. Just knowing that today is the first day of Spring made me want to go out and about. Yesterday was the last day of Austin’s SXSW –…
We Need Anchors
When I was moving to Austin, I had two choices of areas where I’d like to live. One, was in a quiet area of town, several minutes away from traffic and shopping. OR the more active, bustling area of town – walking distance from anchor stores like Target, Home Goods, Wal-Mart AND, five minutes from…
Good Morning, Lord!
I captured this photo at Epiphany Ranch here in East Texas. Buddy (the family’s 85-pound Australian Shepherd) has been my constant and faithful companion while I’ve been here – just like the days in Frisco when I would care for him and his 5-pound Yorkie sister when the family was away. I’ve been here a…
The Winds are Blowing Again
Monday night brought a wake-up call to those who live in tornado country. With other residents in our Common Area, two TVs were alerting us to take cover. Tornadoes are new to so many who came from the North or the West Coast. Some were huddled in our mail room. The winds were prevailing, and…
I Looked, But Didn’t See
To my Life Group this week, I confessed that I had become irritated with the trash and paraphernalia around the homeless areas near where I live. When I first moved to Austin, I took on the “Miss Goody Two Shoes” persona when I saw the homeless near where I live and throughout Austin. I blogged…