At the root of my daily struggle with anxiety, I am a perfectionist. I have a strong compulsion to make everything perfect, including myself. In her new book that launches today, Looking for Lovely, the delightfully down-to-earth Annie F. Downs talks about the moment she began struggling with self image and decided that she needed to…
When I was offered the chance to review and give away a copy of Wildflower the movie, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I loved the film’s title and knew it would have a Christian message, but I figured this made-for-TV-movie would be a watered down, romanticized story of sin and forgiveness. I was wrong. Why Wildflower the movie…
If writing is not for the faint of heart, then self publishing is definitely not for the faint of heart. My debut children’s book, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go?: A Preschooler’s Guide to Losing a Loved One, is a labor of love on many levels. How I brought my children’s book to life When you…
I’m thrilled to introduce you to this month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month–Hayley Hansen. I have known Hayley for over 10 years. For many of those years, she felt more like a sister than a friend. She lived with my parents at the start of my mother’s illness. And she helped me move out of my…
In recent years, two of my Texas Aggie friends, Carrie Giles Freeman and Megan Morley Haverland, have lost their fathers to a type of blood cancer called multiple myeloma. Prior to their parents’ battles, I had never even heard of the disease. Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month A few months ago, Carrie, Megan and I decided…
