After our oldest daughter moved out last month to attend college, my teenage son lobbied to move into her old bedroom. (That bedroom is the most popular kid real estate in the house because it has its own bathroom and he'd long been sharing a bathroom with little sister.) Little sister had her eye on brother's old bedroom. And I had my eye on little sister's old bedroom as a guest bedroom and … [Read more...]

Our family reached a huge milestone a few weeks ago. We moved our oldest daughter into her freshman dorm room at college! If you've been following my blog posts for awhile, you might know that I grew up in Riverside, California, then raised my own children in Dallas, Texas. Our family has taken frequent trips to California to visit my relatives. Thus, I wasn't surprised when my daughter … [Read more...]

Please join me in welcoming Jill Lynn back to the blog! It's a pleasure to host you here, Jill. Thanks for guest blogging for me! -Becky Writers have a tendency to be easily distracted. I wish I could say other writers in that above sentence, but that’s not the case. I need to get some work done, and since Instagram sucks me in with the snap of its greedy fingers, I just deleted it from … [Read more...]

I spent the last week of July very happily marooned on the Caribbean island of Anguilla with my family. I have photos to share! This blog post is full of oceanside photos and, before I go, I'm excited to tell you about a giveaway with an ocean tie-in. :) Over on my web site, my sweet friend and fellow IBL blogger Dani Pettrey is giving away a set of bookends and three of … [Read more...]

I'm in the Caribbean this week with my family! His Highness is volunteering with the Anguilla Tennis Academy, my son is attending their tennis camp, and my daughters and I are relaxing, enjoying the surf, and soaking in the sun. Please extend a warm welcome guest-blogger Sara Beth Williams! Be sure to check out the fantastic giveaway she's offering at the end of this post. -Becky In my … [Read more...]