Today we’re relaunching our special edition #gopurple #endalz shirts with long sleeve tees and hoodies for fall!
#GoRed for Stormy’s legacy
Each year, my sweet friend Weslea honors her dad’s legacy by fundraising for the American Heart Association in the Austin Heart Walk:
My dad, William “Stormy” Booth was 61 years old when he was taken from this world by a heart attack on September 9, 2009.
Weslea with her dad, “Stormy,” in 2007
A cowboy through and through, his greatest pleasure was working with horses, whether it was winning his All Around Champion rodeo title in 1965 or training a colt up “the right way.” However, his greatest joy was his family. His heart and soul were larger than life, and his love for his family was never ceasing.
Who was Stormy? He was a son, a best friend, a husband, a father, and one of the greatest cowboys we have ever known. The life of the party, a gifted storyteller, the strength of a giant.
There is a song performed by Trent Willmon that speaks to what I hope met my dad on the other side: “But I’ve heard it said that old cowboys don’t die. They get put out to pasture way up in the sky. So, if God’s got a Heaven for old cowboy legends, I hope the grass is greener on the other side. And he’s got good horses to ride… .”
This month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is daughter, wife, sister, aunt, small town girl, and philanthropist Shelly Spillmann. Meet Shelly Spillmann I met Shelly Spillmann last year, just a few months before she married my college roommate’s older brother. He is in some ways like an older brother to me, as well. I was immediately taken…
This month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is wife, mom, athletic coach, graphic designer, and my bonus sister-in-law JD Doty. Meet JD Doty JD has faced a lot of heartache in her life, including losing her father to suicide four years ago, with courage, compassion and creativity. Originally from Abilene, she both played and…
My mother forgot my seventeenth birthday. My junior prom had been the evening before, and I slept over at a friend’s house. When I walked through the front door with my overnight bag that Sunday morning, I fully expected a “Happy Birthday” greeting from my family, yet I received none. Exhausted from the late-night shenanigans…
Are you searching for children’s books about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia to read with your kids? You’re in the right place. I’ll never forget my first exposure to Alzheimer’s disease. I was nine. Unbeknownst to me, an elderly woman with dementia picked up my book. She then took it to her room during my Girl…
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I didn’t know I would say goodbye to my mother eight days after I wrote Keep Me In Your Heart: A Father’s Day Wish. She finally found peace after Alzheimer’s disease. My mother found peace after Alzheimer’s disease The five days leading up to my mother’s death were physically and emotionally trying. I hated watching…
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This is lovely and such a great cause.
My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for almost a decade. It was heart-wrenching.
You’re awesome Lauren – tweeting this out for you. <3
xoxo
This is lovely and such a great cause.
My grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for almost a decade. It was heart-wrenching.
You’re awesome Lauren – tweeting this out for you. <3
xoxo
Thank you so much, Jennifer!