Category: We are family

Posts about the family, both immediate and extended.

Everything I need to know, I learned in elementary school

Yesterday was the last day of school.  It’s hard to believe it’s been 9 months since Trey and Crisana met their teachers for the first time.  Or 9 months since we took those brand-new crayons or unopened boxes of notebook paper into their new classrooms.  Or 9 months since the first day of school, where… Continue reading Everything I need to know, I learned in elementary school

Celebrating Life

Celebrate.  Remember.  Fight back. Four simple words, filled with meaning: joy, pride, sorrow, loss, determination, courage, strength.  Tonight was our night to celebrate.  To remember.  To honor and rejoice.  To stand strong with other survivors.  To join with others in the fight against cancer.  To support those who are working to find a cure for… Continue reading Celebrating Life

Threads of Gratitude: Purple T-shirt Edition

SURVIVOR. I really like the sound of that word.  And I don’t mean the TV show, either.  That word, “SURVIVOR”, still gives me goosebumps.  Still brings tears to my eyes.  Still makes my heart overflow with gratitude, love, and admiration.  Still makes me remember…and rejoice. It was one year ago – April 14, 2009 –… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Purple T-shirt Edition

Threads of Gratitude: Canvas Stretcher Edition

Last week, I had the opportunity to go to the Nasher Sculpture Garden with my mom and my children.  I’ll let that sink in for a minute: I went to an art museum.  Willingly.  And dare I say I even enjoyed it?  And this time I managed NOT to ask questions like “These are all… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Canvas Stretcher Edition

Threads of Gratitude: Spring Break T-Shirt Edition

It’s Thursday…and that means it’s time for some gratitude! (For those of you new to the blog, or who have forgotten because it’s been so long since I’ve done this, you can read the story of my threads of gratitude here.) This week we enjoyed Spring Break, and this year I decided to make it… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Spring Break T-Shirt Edition

Lessons on Forgiveness

Oh boy, did I ever blow it.  Totally screwed up.  Messed up big time.  In a word: FAIL.  And I’m completely sick over it.  Tied up in knots.  Lump-in-the-throat and tears-in-the-eyes. Usually, the admitting part is not difficult for me.  I make mistakes constantly.  All.  The.  Time.  I’m forever forgetting things, mixing dates and times… Continue reading Lessons on Forgiveness

South Beach Update: South Padre, to be exact

Well, we made it! And so, apparently, did the red tide. As soon as we opened the car doors after pulling into the parking lot at Marisol, it started.  Coughing, choking, nearly gagging, we stumbled up to the apartment wondering what in tarnation was going on.  Sure enough, a local informed us as we picked… Continue reading South Beach Update: South Padre, to be exact

Birthday Shout-out

Well, another year has gone by, and since I embarrassed him publicly last year with the song about his age, I won’t go into how old he is.  I’ll just simply offer this song, and say to my brother David, I hope you have the best birthday ever! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iMkTOXW08&feature=related[/youtube]

Memories

Today was our annual “Day of Remembering.”  No, you didn’t read your calendar wrong, and yes, it is a week late.  But with my work schedule and family being in town, we didn’t have the opportunity to celebrate last Sunday…so today became September 20 for us, regardless of what the calendar may say. We began… Continue reading Memories