I used to hold onto everything as tightly as I could–material possessions, places, talents, jobs, relationships. I attempted to maintain control, terrified I might let something slip through the cracks. I strove for perfection and grieved each and every change, failure, and loss as a sign of my own powerlessness. Then, as I became a…
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…
I am pleased to introduce you to the first Texas Strong Woman of the Month for 2017, Cristina White-Jones–an incredible mixed media artist and teacher, who happens to be my Buda neighbor. Meet Cristina White-Jones I met Cristina last summer when my young daughters began attending her fun and creative art classes at a local…
Last fall, I asked a few of my writer friends to share letters to their daughters here on the blog. Their heartfelt and vulnerable words for their little (and grown-up) girls inspired and uplifted me. These Dear Daughter letters encouraged me as a mom, as a motherless daughter, and as a believer. Today, I’m sharing…
It seems like I’ve spent the last 10+ years in a perpetual state of grief and caregiving, coming up for air just briefly enough to survive and then going back under again. When I was offered an opportunity to review an advanced screening of To Joey, With Love, I knew basically what I was getting…
