Arizona

  I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I hope you do something inspiring. We have soccer games and choir practice. I hope that we get to do some used-bookstoring (it's a word, I promise!). I hope I speak in gentle words to my husband, I hope I say just the right thing...

Take determined steps. Determined to release the weight of your burdens. Determined to secure the beginning that awaits you. Determined to hold tight to the beauty that you know is ahead. You've been chosen to keep going. Oh yes, the night is quick and ever present....

Oh, Children's Museum...   I can reach for the stars... I can.   I can create out of the useful... like adorable shoe storage 🙂   I can share ice cream with friends...   I can be grateful for necessary trips to the grocery store...   I can go forward with smiles,...

Now, don't tell anyone, but I had to take some shots of the sunrise as I headed to jury duty Friday morning.   I'm sorry if they were blurry or crooked... I had to keep one hand on the wheel, ya know. 🙂   Amazing, huh?   Look at all the geese coming...

My father LOVES museums, science centers, battleships, battlefields, national parks. Thank goodness. I am so thankful that he exposed me to these amazing and interactive ways to learn and explore. Phoenix has a great group of museums downtown, right next to ASU. The...

A few weeks ago, we were feeling a little homesick... we were in downtown Phoenix and looking for some good southern food... and BOY did we find it! Mrs. White's... I've told you about my grandmother, right? Well, her name is Mrs. White. It has always been the source...

Our weather has been a bit exciting around here... Beautiful clouds covered the mountains and rain has been pretty steady. It is sunny today, but this week promises more rain. It has been so nice to have some change in the weather. It wakes me up, gets me looking...

My Grandmother came to Scottsdale! Can you believe it?! So, mom and grandmother offered to help watch my babies since they were still on winter break and I was working... They offered to take them to Houston to give Brian and I some alone time, but when we found out...

Dear Phoenix Zoo, I heart you. You are set up perfectly. Dear Mr. Baboon, You are very cute. But you scared me when you slammed your hands on the glass after I took this picture. I didn't scream. I was very proud of myself. However, you did give us a great family joke...