Tag Archives: Thoughts

Another thing to love about Atlanta . . .

. . . there are no love bugs. On a trip to visit my parents, Roger and I turned onto one of the many back roads in Wilmer and were pelted with splatterings to the windshield. Like any born and raised Gulf Coast girl, I knew exactly what was happening – love bugs flying like [...]

My old man’s a . . .

On my way to work this morning a random childhood memory soared to the front of my brain. When I was a kid I used to go to summer day camp at my elementary school. The teachers would take us on field trips, play games with us, watch movies, and all kinds of other fun [...]

Suggested Rules of Dating

Today I got into a discussion with a couple of co-workers about lessons learned in dating, and it quickly turned into story-telling time (and confession!). After all, experience is sometimes the best teacher. Oh it’s so easy to look back now and say “what was I thinking?” But it’s a different story when you’re on [...]

I wanted to be an astronaut and a cheerleader and . . .

My friend Nate is writing a book and asked for some writing tips today on his blog. I think it’s really cool he’s taking on such a big project – one I have no desire to do myself. As I talked to him today about it, I remembered that way back in 8th grade I [...]

O Holy Night!

It’s one of my favorite Christmas carols and one of the rare songs where I love each verse equally. Most of the time, performers only sing the first verse and it’s a shame. The song is so beautiful from start to finish, and each verse speaks right to my heart.