Recently I sat on the back porch of my granddaughter’s house that sits in our back yard. Tall cedar trees line the lake and the sun lights them up like Christmas trees. In fact, they were intended to be Christmas

We recently saw the movie, Here. The concept is so intriguing and, because of modern technology, beautifully done. The story follows the events of a single spot of land and the people who lived on that spot, over a 200

The chill is in the air and, as it’s definitely sweater weather. I wore one the other day. It was soft and comfy. I loved it. Then, I walked outside. My soft and comfy sweater was anything but warm. Wait!

My daddy was a marine. He learned the “give it some elbow grease” principle as a soldier and used that phrase probably hundreds of times as he was guiding the work effort of us six kids. He was teaching us

A few years ago I took the littles to see Santa. At three, John Shepherd was old enough to understand Santa. Before our turn, I sat with him and we “talked” about who Santa is, what he looks like and

Play is the love language for all kids. Often my g-grandkids ask me to follow them up a slide or under a tent or behind a couch as we play together. Playing with kids often begins with following—in, around, through,

On a Disney vacation a few years ago, the two-year-old boys wanted to ride a Surrey Bike. Of course, we, the adults thought. “Looks like fun,” and “Should be easy” were the words we uttered. Can I just tell you we

Peace and goodwill. Those two words are probably spoken more during this time of the year than any other. A year comes to an end and, as we welcome a new year, we pray that is a year of peace. But

I have been nursing a broken little toe for five weeks now. In five weeks it’s gone from extremely painful with Uggs being my only shoe choice to slightly painful and most shoes are okay. It’s not well. It’s better.

We loaded the station wagon and off to Dallas for Thanksgiving we would go. By 1960’s standards, my aunt and uncle’s house was big, but with adult eyes, I sincerely appreciate them hosting our large family. My daddy had five