"COURAGE is reclaiming your life after devastating events rob you of your confidence and self-esteem.  It is facing tomorrow with a firm resolve to reach deep within yourself to find another strength, another talent...It is taking yourself to another level of your own...

Even though she is my baby sister, I have always looked up to her.  She has a spirit that cannot be tamed, a smile that can light up the darkest room and beauty beyond compare.   Kim is a talented professional photographer that finds beauty in the ordinary....

Tomorrow, June 5th, it is suppose to be 103 degrees here in Texas!  I wasn't quite ready for it to be this hot so fast.  What happened to the nice spring weather???Days like this is when I really miss the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, my hometown.  I love Texas...

The Texas sky has been beautiful these past few days.  I couldn't resist loading up my Aussie dog Tess in my jeep and heading out to find interesting clouds.We took our favorite country road and came upon these gorgeous clouds.  The picture does not do them justice....

I am trying to understand thesituation in the Gulf Coast.I will not get political about it, this is not what my blog is about.I just pray that the right thingis done very soon.

I have been thinking about what is important in my life and what it takes to make me truly happy. It used to be new shoes, new car, new anything. When I went through a life changing ordeal several years ago, I had to make a change in my lifestyle. It was very...

Sometimes I am in such a hurry that I whiz by and I don't see anything around me. All I have on my mind is what I have to get done, when it has to be done and if it will get done. Then....I remind myself that there are so many things around me that are far more...

Happy Mother's Day Mom!My mom taught me so many things, too many to list, but the most valuable to me is that she showed me how to be compassionate, look at the small things, look at both sides, be creative and never, ever let anyone take me for granted and most...

I had a wonderful time yesterday with my friends in Hico, Texas at the Antique and Art Show. What an inspiration it was! I have to say it was the best Antique and Art show I have been to in a long time. I purchased all kinds of goodies for my cards, and altered art...

My good friends mean the world to me. I would have not been able to survive the last several years without my friends. I have many friends, but I have a handful of really close friends that really understand me and want the best for me. They do not judge me, try to...

My girl Samantha is getting old. She is my best friend and has been with me through thick and thin. She listens to me when others shut me out, makes me smile when I want to cry and looks into my soul with her big brown eyes. She still wants to run, jump and play, but...