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Playing at the backdoor

I’d forgotten how much you play outside when they are this little. They love the dirt and the rocks and the sand. They point at airplanes and imitate the doggies barking. They smell eat the flowers and remind you to slow down. You can’t take your eyes off...

Happy Birthday Mary Alice!

Photo Credit: Dream Photography Studio (Thank you, Stacey. I will treasure this picture always! The ring you captured in the picture was the ring my grandmother, Mary Alice, gave me when I graduated high school.) Oh Mary Alice… where do I even start? You are a...

Maybe that’s why I’m here…

Yesterday morning, Brian received the text from my mama that my grandmother had passed away. It was time to take the big kids to school, but Julia wasn’t feeling well. She had laryngitis, could barely speak, and was exhausted. Brian scooped up Mary Alice, asked...

Grandma Thompson

African violets and the perfect shade of pink nail polish. A drawer full of juicy fruit gum when we came to visit. She would gush over how much she loved my daddy. What-a-burger on a normal day, Jason’s Deli after church, and Red Lobster on fancy occasions....

The sweetest 16

In a few weeks, my oldest will turn 16. Her request was very simple. She wanted the ballet and a nice dinner. We celebrated today, so that we could see Swan Lake. We ate too much and sang as loudly as we could in the car. We discussed the really important things, like...