Last weekend marked 8 months since my dad’s hospitalization that rocked our family’s world and tested our faith like never before. Even though all these months have passed, I still struggle with fear that something else is going to happen to him. If a family member calls me during the work day, I generally assume the… Continue reading He speaks through song.
A few months ago, we took Turner to the Lil’ Ninja’s gym in Dallas for him to play around on the obstacles. I’m a huge fan of the show American Ninja Warrior, so when we learned there was a ninja gym in our area, we had to check it out. They had a toddler area… Continue reading Little Ninja
We had food provided for a meeting at work recently, and several of my co-workers got the Spinach Sweet Crisp Salad from Corner Bakery. As soon as I saw the salad, I immediately regretted ordering a sandwich! (Especially since my chicken pesto sandwich came sans pesto….) Anyway, I looked online to see the ingredients and… Continue reading New Favorite Salad
When I got married in 2008, I knew I was signing up to be a police wife. What I didn’t know, however, is what that really meant. For the first 2.5 years of our marriage, my husband worked an 8 hour evening shift from 3 PM – 11 PM. He also worked Every.Single.Weekend. It wasn’t… Continue reading Police Wife Life
Have y’all heard of Misophonia? It’s basically when a person has a hatred of specific sounds. When exposed to those sounds, it causes an intense negative reaction in that person. I’ve had a problem with certain sounds all my life, but I didn’t know there was a name for it until I heard Kelly Ripa… Continue reading Misophonia
My husband works every other weekend, so when he’s off, we try to spend as much time together as a family as we can. This past weekend, we enjoyed the gorgeous weather and spent a lot of time outdoors. Here’s a quick recap: After dinner Friday night, we all settled down and watched a cute… Continue reading Weekend recap
Complete one load of laundry – start to finish – every day. I know it can tempting to wait until the weekend to tackle the laundry from the week. I did that for quite some time, and I always felt overwhelmed by “laundry mountain” on Saturdays. This year, I have committed to completing one load… Continue reading Mom Tip: Laundry
Life changed for my family on August 22nd, 2015. My very young 68 year old daddy had a heart attack. It caught us completely off guard, as he had always been extremely healthy and active. If it had just been a heart attack, he likely would have been in and out of the hospital 2-3 days… Continue reading Get up and walk
From Here to There 