love – Deeper Than a Puddle

Once is enough.

…We should not have to manage someone’s memory or negotiate their motivation and being heard should not equal being a nag…

The 45 Year Old 2nd Birthday Dollar

Feeling love right when you need it from the most unexpected places.

A Forever Reference of Unconditional Love

Growing up seeing what unconditional love looks like in a marriage is a blessing…seeing it to the very end is a privilege.

If you’ve lived long enough as an adult, you’ve experienced some relationships that just seem to accumulate debt. The kind where the other person took more than they deserved or maybe didn’t give enough to keep their relational credit up. But what about the new relationships? The ones where you don’t have any debts orContinue reading “Old Bill…New Account”

Shit Pie is Better Than Plain Shit

Love tanks. Everyone has one and everyone’s has a gauge. You can’t see it, it’s not as cut and dry as looking in the dash of you car, but it’s there. And I bet when yours is on E, it feels a lot like undervalue or confusion. But when it’s full, it feels a lotContinue reading “Shit Pie is Better Than Plain Shit”

Bacon & Eggs

Think about your breakfast one morning when you have some time to ruminate what it actually took to get all that to your plate. The chicken’s involved, but the pig’s committed. One day you’ll have a decision to make in your life where you have to choose what you are. Probably more than one ifContinue reading “Bacon & Eggs”

All Pretty Things Need Work

“If you’ve got a pretty house & a pretty yard, somebody’s done work in it,” my grandmother, Betty Creel White. And when you stop taking care of it, weeds start to grow and the shutters fall off. It’s not surprising that the same thing happens in our relationships when we quit working on them. Don’tContinue reading “All Pretty Things Need Work”

Parenting Nuggets

Sometimes being a mama means giving your child the info, providing them with the perspective of the bigger picture that comes from your wisdom through experience, and letting them earn their OWN wisdom through experience. The life lessons I’ve learned the most from are the ones I experienced on my own with the guidance ofContinue reading “Parenting Nuggets”

Effort is Loving

Have you ever received something that had so much thought put into it, that the effort was more valuable than the thing? It’s why my grandmother kept this awkwardly shaped Alabama pottery I made as a 3rd grader for over 30 years and why looking at this orchid every day makes me so happy. It’sContinue reading “Effort is Loving”

What would you whisper in your own ear?

I’d tell this little girl she is beautiful, smart, sweet, sassy, and that God loves her bigger than the whole sky. I’d tell her she is going to be a leader, a big sister to 4 amazing humans, have 2 exceptional children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. I’d tell her that her parents are her twoContinue reading “What would you whisper in your own ear?”