by Kate | Sep 15, 2025 | Catholic
Did your Father holler this as he waved goodbye on the driveway? Mine did. I can see him waving with one hand and holding mom’s hand with the other. He would holler ‘Check the oil’ as I pulled away – to high school, to Texas A&M, to...
by Kate | Aug 7, 2025 | Family
My dear Kelly, Your birthday card is sitting on the table in the entryway; a pale pink envelope waiting to be mailed. (2018 – Kelly and her beautiful mama). You turned 60 and celebrated in Santa Barbara with friends and family. I decided to wait to mail it until...
by Kate | Aug 4, 2025 | Family
This weekend mom and dad drove up to celebrate her birthday! We had such a wonderful time and it was altogether too short. If I had been more organized, I would have asked my dear friend, Leslie, to plan the tea, but the date crept up on me. My mom collects tea cups....
by Kate | Jul 28, 2025 | Family, Summer
My garden is a ragamuffin group this year. When Riley came home for a visit this spring, he helped me plan the raised beds and he suggested making homemake pickles. I yelled “brilliant!” and we piled in the van to the local tractor supply for seeds. While...
by Kate | Jul 21, 2025 | Family
How are you?! No really. Summer has a tendency to bring out the extremes – hungry, tired, hot, impatient… If I’m not careful, I can be swept from one emotion to another and live the day in a constant state of damage control. The schedule has helped...
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