Today will be a good day.

Today will be a good day.

Today is La Petite Belle’s 15th birthday.  Today, Beau and I will do everything we can to celebrate our sweet daughter. Today, we will eat cinnamon rolls with sprinkles for breakfast. Today, we will sing “Happy Birthday.” Today, La Petite Belle will...
Homesick

Homesick

It’s a gloomy, rainy day in Houston as I write this. Today, I am extremely homesick … like crying homesick, tummy-ache homesick. (Actually this is being written on Sunday, so I may be ok today. Maybe.) Don’t get me wrong. Houston is an amazing city...
We always knew she was a rock star.

We always knew she was a rock star.

I mean … even from an early age, this girl had swag. There’s many more where that came from, but you get the idea. “Rock Star” … yep, that’s what La Petite Belle’s nurse practitioner called her at our clinic visit yesterday....
When a Non-Hugger Becomes a Hugger.

When a Non-Hugger Becomes a Hugger.

I was never a big hugger. It’s not that I didn’t like to hug. My hugs were just truly meaningful. I hugged my children and my husband all the time. I hugged my friends. I didn’t just hug someone to hug. There was always a purpose and emotion behind...