Is Your “Faith Tank” Running on Empty?
Before I left for Austin on Sunday, I made sure to get my car filled with gas. I was thinking the closer I go South, maybe the gas shortage could create a “treasure hunt” to find gas – not to mention the price of gas might be higher as I travel further South also. I…
Tenacious, Undaunting, Fearless, Unstoppable
Those are words we heard that described competitors, as we watched the reality show, NBC’s Spartan Ultimate Team Challenge. Night before last Ryan & Shawntel made it back home after a few days out of town. After dinner we sat down to catch up on the show. Okay, I’m an avid fan of American Ninja…
This Frisco/Dallas Traffic is MY Traffic — Mine Versus Mind
Have you ever seen a baby that’s just beginning to talk, and one of the first words he speaks, especially if he has an older sibling, is “Mine”! The sibling or little friend may be trying to play with one of his toys, when the baby grabs it back and says “Mine!” Undoubtedly, the parent’s…
Enthusiasm is Contagious! Be a Carrier!
Chuck E Cheese goes way back in our family. It started with my two kids and has continued through the decades with the grandkids — and still now, with the youngest, 10 year-old Bryson. He needs his “fix” every time Nana comes into town. Older brother stopped going last year because, you know….”Chuck E is…
Where Oh Where is Donna?
Yesterday, someone I just met said, “So where do you live?” It was the first time I needed to explain this season of my life. So I said, “Well, I fly by the seat of my pants, so wherever I land!” LOL! So, here’s the way I roll. I do my best to trust that…
Take the First Step
Martin Luther King said, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” I know what was at the top of those two stairs in the photo. The first set was in my home in Sapulpa, OK that I moved from four years ago. Going…
What Do You Aspire To?
How sweet it was to watch my granddaughter, Lexi, and her friend, Emma, reconnect last week after having been apart for several years. They knew each other from Seattle and then their families moved away — Emma’s family moved to Austin and Lexi’s to Frisco. I loved listening and watching them do what girls do….nails,…
An Honest Day’s Pay for an Honest Day’s Work
Yesterday I remembered this quote after I saw two men that my son hired to help us. They moved heavy furniture from one room to another; they tore down boxes; they carried heavy boxes up to the attic; and they repositioned heavy rocks that had fallen. My son hired them at a “standard” spot, Home…
It Only Takes a Spark to Get a Fire Blazing
This photo of Bryson, my youngest grandson, was taken one year ago on April 11th. He was with his family touring Austin with their best friends and they came across this lovely property which included these cute, harmless goats and my grandson loved them then, and even more today. Now they are his. It was…
Peace is my Governor
Yesterday, a sweet new friend I’ve met here in Austin, asked me for the website for my daily blog. Not only do I blog on my Google website, but I also post it here on Facebook: http://livinginthepeacezone.blogspot.com/ I started blogging years ago, back when it would have seemed I had every right in the world…