One year ago, I was bewildered by the success of a simple design I created on my husband’s laptop on a rainy Saturday morning. I’m no graphic designer or professional fundraiser, just a creative type who really loves her state. Still Texas Strong one year later Feeling helpless to do anything for the victims of…
This month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is my beautiful friend, Susan Seay. She is a mom, speaker, and blogger extraordinaire. Meet Susan Seay Susan Seay lives in Austin with her husband and their seven amazing children–one son and six daughters. Over the last 5 years, she has built a business around being intentional…
This month’s Texas Strong Woman of the Month is my very brave second cousin–meningitis survivor and multiple limb amputee Amy Aiken. Meet Amy Aiken Amy Aiken grew up in San Marcos and is now my neighbor near Austin. She works as a communications specialist for a major department store but spends her spare time pursuing her love…
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…
