Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
When my Texas Strong shirts raised $146,000 after the Memorial Day floods hit Hays and Caldwell counties in 2015, I had no that Hurricane Harvey would rock southeast Texas two years later. I was born in Austin and raised in central Texas, but my mother and grandmother were born in Houston. The bulk 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 […]
A few weeks ago, I sat in a chilly, outdoor amphitheater in the Texas Hill Country with my awesome friend Lauren, listening to a few of our favorite Texas singer songwriters–Cory Morrow, Jack Ingram and Pat Green–play music and swap stories. While Rock the Red Kettle was a fun moms’ night out for us, the […]
We lost my stepmom a year ago, this month. Before I knew Karen, and before my dad met Karen, she lived in South Africa for many years with her late husband. Unable to ever have biological children of her own, she fell in love with Africa and adopted its many children into her heart. Going […]
I’ve had fashion and makeup on the brain lately, as I’ve been packing for our trip to Boston with highs in the upper 60s. Today I’m giving you my favorite, stylish links for fall. Favorite sites for a fashionable fall Birchbox I’m such a fool (pardon the Cranberries reference) for personalized subscription boxes. This fall, […]