My husband’s 45th high school reunion was the weekend of October 8 & 9 in Searcy, Arkansas where Joe was raised. He not only went to Harding University (where his mom was my girl’s club sponsor—and how we eventually met after I’d graduated), but he attended Harding Academy too. Here’s the returning class picture we snapped that evening . . . (Joe is back row, first on the left—Steve … [Read more...]

People who are really good at what they do make it look easy--but usually, it's not. Becoming truly expert at something, or even good, takes years of practice. Wasn't it Malcolm Gladwell who wrote that to become expert in ANYTHING requires at least 10,000 hours of purposeful practice? That's more than one full year of doing NOTHING else--no sleeping, eating, or stretching one's legs. And of … [Read more...]

Autumn is my favorite season of the year. After our long, scorching summer here in Texas, Autumn arrives like a blessing and a reprieve. It's now cool enough for me to write outside in the shade and I have high hopes that sweater weather will soon be coming around the corner! In celebration of the season, I've put together a challenge and a prize pack. To enter for a chance to win, correctly … [Read more...]