“Hats On!” I have the honor of mentoring, through our school district, a little sixth grade girl. Despite the requirement of “standardized dress” in blue, white and khaki, this child always has a touch of hot pink somewhere – shoes, hair bow, backpack, something. It only seems fitting to make her a hot pink hat. I think she’ll approve of the purple accents; it is her “second favorite color.”
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” I’m sure it is cold outside where this guy was, but here it was nearly seventy degrees today. Needless to say there certainly wasn’t anything frozen outside. That may change this weekend, however. We’ll see…the weather forecasters have not been very accurate predicting winter weather so far this season. With no freezing temperatures, the first alternative that came to mind was a frozen margarita. The problem here is that margaritas are not my favorite drink and…
‘World Aids Day 2013″ Cathedral of Hope – Dallas, TX A very dear friend of mine was singing as part of a service of remembrance and gratitude on this, World Aids Day. It has been a long time since I have been to a service that was so moving, one where God’s presence was so big and so warm and so loving. This is kind of a sad statement from someone who attends church regularly. Every part of this service…
“A Swing and A Smile” I have so enjoyed my Thanksgiving break! As is usually the case with me, I have not accomplished everything that I had hoped over this long weekend, but I have enjoyed it and have no regrets about the things left undone. And, I have not stepped foot in a retail establishment of any kind…not even the grocery store. We won’t talk about online purchases. After going out to breakfast with Weber this morning, I went…
“Buttons” It’s funny where the mind goes when you think of legacy. My first thought was to cookbooks. Though I don’t have any of my mother’s cookbooks, I do have some recipe cards that she made for me that are in her handwriting. I also have Weber’s mother’s cookbook, the one with all of the handwritten favorites on scraps of paper and those recipes cut from packages, magazines and newspapers. Every family has a cookbook like this. They are treasures…
“The Sweet Spot” I did a terrible job of photographing our Thanksgiving! I didn’t even pick up my camera until almost all was said and done. I’m not sure how that happened. However, in many ways, this picture sums up our Thanksgiving fairly well. Erin appointed herself the mastermind of this year’s celebration. We all gathered at the house in Denton. This arrangement took a lot of pressure off of me – no major cleaning! Erin assigned all of us…
“Grateful for Bread” Since Brooke has been home with us, and even more since the girls started their bread baking business, we never have a shortage of freshly baked bread. For me, the carbohydrate addict, this is like heaven on earth. I, however, do not take this abundance of bread for granted. It is a spiritual thing to watch all of the ingredients, separate as they are, come together into these beautiful loaves. The process is sometimes long and rather…
“Lifelong Journey” I can’t believe that I have been teaching at Brookhaven for 20 years! Time does fly when you are having fun. I do have fun. I can’t think of a better place for me to be.
“Second Chances” Brooke’s Kitchen Aide mixer decided that it had mixed enough bread and ceased to play nicely with her. Not to be defeated by a mixer, Brooke turned to the Internet to see if she could diagnose its exact ailment. Based on her findings, she decided that it needed a new gear. She found the parts and ordered them online. They arrived yesterday and today was surgery day for “Matilda.” Brooke managed to get everything taken apart except for…
“Contentment” After church this morning, we came home to a nice calm rest of the day. With the cold temperatures it seemed a perfect day for a nap and then a big pot of chili. Content does indeed describe how I have felt today. Despite that, I struggled with a photo. I’ll just have to be content with what I got.