Just when you think all you do is work and binge-watch Netflix, photos tell you another story. This Summer has been slammed with really good stuff. Really good. And it takes me capturing it all to remember just how incredibly awesome my life is. That is not a brag. It is gratitude. Something I am working very … Continue reading
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A Tale of a Mermaid with Anxiety
“I forgot who I was before the (space) suit, before gravity was ripped from my vocabulary and I mastered the art of drifting” ― Casey Renee Kiser, Way Out I did a thing. Or… perhaps I un-did a thing. Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? This past July, a few friends and I made our way … Continue reading
Be Our Guest!
I love to host. Oh my goodness, do I love to host. Be it a party, a weekend guest, a foreign exchange student for a year – it doesn’t matter! I live for this stuff. I recently had the honor of hosting two people who happen to mean the world to me… Yet we had … Continue reading
Times Keeps on Slipping
Where did the past two months go? And how did I allow myself to get roped into so many activities? The truth is- I decided to live intentionally. I said No to the things I did not want to do and yes to things I did want to do. Apparently I wanted to do a … Continue reading
This is 46
Satchel Paige said it best, “Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” That Satchel knew what he was talking about. Unlike past birthdays, my sentimental recap of a year did not happen. I was not reminiscing about where I have been and what I was supposed to … Continue reading
Aging Parents
A few nights ago, Tim and I were having a heart-to-heart about the fact that I never got to meet his father. Jerry Kirksey died almost a decade ago from Lymphoma. He was a well-loved man in his community (former mayor of Preston,) and apparently a jovial father. A super health nut that ended up … Continue reading
A Sense of Place
There has been a lot of talk lately about creating a “sense of place.” Maybe it is your community where people are coming together to install public art or create a business incubator. Maybe it is your church where the congregation is seeking to attract millennials with an in-house coffee shop and movie room or … Continue reading
