Well, our son is getting over the cold that he picked up from his cousin (who is 3 weeks older than him). I am getting over my coughing and sneezing that I also picked up on vacation. We are back to normal, if you can call it that.So what else happened on vacation?Our main reason … Continue reading Vacation follow up

We are back from vacation, if you can call it that. Being away from work is a vacation, but traveling, sleeping in different beds (one too hard and one too soft), catching up with Joe's family then catching up with my family can hardly be called a vacation. But to summarize our time, here I … Continue reading Happy July 4th!

We are off to the Northeast to visit family. No updates for a while (not like I have had any updates for at least a couple of weeks). Work has been busy (no change there) and life is wonderful (no change there).Some pictures to keep you entertained while we are away.Joe giving our son a … Continue reading Visiting family

If you don't want to be convicted, I suggest you not read further. I have been thinking so much on this topic since yesterday and cannot get it out of my mind.This was the topic of our sermon on Sunday morning. Not just forgiving, but loving your enemies. It is so true how we seem … Continue reading Forgiveness

If you have ever had back problems, then you know where I am going with this one. For more than a month now, I have had severe back problems. To the point where I cannot bend over to pull on my clothes. I spend the first 10 minutes of my morning sitting on a chair … Continue reading Down in the back but trying to keep my spirits up

It has been a long, hard couple of weeks for me. I had to make some personnel changes at work in addition to putting in long hours to get work completed. This has caused me to miss out on time with my son and husband.But today I saw a rainbow.My back has been hurting now … Continue reading Today there was a rainbow

I don't think I write often enough about my wonderful husband. Last year, I wrote a list called "I love you and appreciate you because..." and I listed the Top 25 reasons. I will name a few.You love me just the way I am.You listen to me, I mean really listen.I have never taken out … Continue reading My husband

You would think that we live in Seattle, Washington from the constant rain that has hammered Texas over the past couple of months. We have have several tornadoes, thunderstorms, people killed from flash flooding, hail damage to cars and houses and much, much more.BUT, I was just telling Joe how grateful I am to God … Continue reading Rain and more rain

I have written before about the wonderful and crazy things that our son is doing. He has gone through the: 1. rolling over on his stomach then crying because he gets stuck there stage2. lying on his back gurgling stage3. sticking his whole hand in his mouth stage And now, his stages are:1. screaming(yes, we … Continue reading Kids are cute and can really show off

But it has been a busy couple of weeks, both at work and at home. For this post, I will just share a few wonderful pictures.From a visit at the Nasher Sculpture Center in downtown Dallas. In my rose bush in the back yard, a bird's nest. We were building an arbor for the roses … Continue reading Been too long since I have written