This is 11-year-old Bentley, the precious Havanese of my Austin family. He looks so contented and bright-eyed. He’s contented, but not so b...

In the “Sound of Music”, when the Von Trapp family sang that song (with Auf Wiedersehen instead of Adios) as their final number at the Germa...

This Nana's got some game! In many ways, I'm not just a spectator, but I'm in the game! Seems I still have enough tread on the...

So what’s a girl to do on a day when she hears that a dear friend has passed away – especially when she’s in quarantine because of the C-vir...

Remind Me Dear Lord I’m in my cozy chair. I’m a little dozy. I take off my glasses, shut my eyes, and a few minutes later, I’m awakened b...

I have little time to scroll through my FB timeline, but when I do, I often get a bright idea for my next blog. I saw a post a few days ago ...

A friend’s Facebook post said: “There are five things that you cannot recover in life: The Stone...........after it's thrown, The Wor...

That may sound like an oxymoron, a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other, like “motivation and good” combined...

I’m in "search and let-it-go" mode. My community is having its bi-annual garage sale this weekend. It’s a great way to purge and g...

On the road again! Yesterday the boys and I traveled back from Frisco to Austin to be here today for the traditional birthday breakfast whe...

Thank you for your indulgence as I have been in inspiration overload from VBS this week. The end of Day 5 brought mixed emotions: “Aw! We M...

My blog today is dedicated to all the wonderful fathers, father figures, and male mentors who have touched the lives of your own kids, other...

Last Sunday as we sat around the table, we talked about our “first memories” as a child. Larry said: "I was very young and my mom and I...

Happy Memorial Day! My 55+ community of 3,000+ homes is proud to display its patriotism. The main roadways and most all homes, including m...

Take a look at these beautiful “Spring” flowers. Breath-taking – literally! Not just the beauty, but the fragrance is exquisite. Well, these...

Heritage - valued objects and qualities like traditions, that have been passed down from previous generations; legacy "Remember Grand...

Often I blog about making moments count. There's a Latin phrase for it: Carpe Momentum which means "Seize the Moment...