This is the real story of Love of Dixie. This blog began as a journal of my mother’s early onset Alzheimer’s disease. The reality behind Love of Dixie This blog has now sold thousands of Texas Strong t-shirts and published a children’s book. But, back then, it was not glamorous or funny or popular or…
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…
February’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is my local pal–biological and adoptive momma, social worker, and essential oils maven, Kaylynn Schrandt. Meet Kaylynn Schrandt Originally an Amarillo girl, Kaylynn relocated to central Texas for college, ultimately earning her master’s degree in social work at the University of Texas, and now lives in Buda with…
When I found out my high school pal Stephen Miller, an amazing author and worship leader, and his incredible wife Amanda were adopting (again!), I was so excited to follow and support their journey. How you can help bring home Penelope with #TexasStrong Their multi-ethnic family near Dallas, which already includes three biological children as…
“It [love] … always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV) We have our first kiss. We fall in love. We say our vows. And then, we find out that all that “in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part” stuff is for real. We fight depression and “man” colds, job losses and…
