There are moments in your life that give you pause. Some are bitter, some are sweet. I received my Christy Award Hall of Fame award in the mail last week, which was definitely a sweet one! I opened the package, then the box and, for a moment, I simply stared, letting what still feels like a fairly surreal blessing sink in. My thoughts quickly turned back to 2008 when I won my first … [Read more...]
Grateful. Thankful. Blessed.
I am so very grateful (warmly or deeply appreciative of a kindness or benefit) that in this crazy year God has not been absent. In fact, even though 2020 has often been a hard year in which to find things to be thankful (feeling or expressing appreciative gratitude) for, I think most of us are looking harder and seeing things small and large that God has blessed us with during these days of stress … [Read more...]
Wedding Showers . . . and Bells
Two weeks ago we celebrated our son Kurt's upcoming marriage to his fiance Kellie Fuselier with a wedding shower here in Nashville. A dear friend of mine (waving to you Kim Pressley) hosted the shower and oh, she did such a beautiful job. Don't you just love people who have the gift of hospitality? I mean, everything Kim touches just turns into Magnolia Farms or Southern Living … [Read more...]
Courageous Heroines
My two-year-old granddaughter is very active, and often fearless. My daughter sent me a video the other day of her attempting to climb the cat tree in their home. A more cautious, thoughtful child (like her older sister, who is four), might stop and think, first, before attempting such a climb: “Hmmm . . . I’m much heavier than a cat . . . and it looks a little wobbly . . . and . . . what will I … [Read more...]
Guess what day this was for me?
Mammogram Day! And here's how it went down . . Click to see the video on YouTube What do you do to celebrate this annual milestone? I told the technician what I was going to do right after and she got so tickled, then said she was going to start celebrating her annual "squishing" too. So tell me, have you had your annual mammogram this year (or whatever procedure you choose health … [Read more...]
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