simple living

  • The Conversations We Carry Home

    I spent a good part of this past week traveling down memory lane, and by Sunday afternoon, Mabel had carried us all the way back home from Texas. Between the stories I’ve been sharing for my 30 Days to 60 countdown and our trip to celebrate Grandma Delcie’s 95th birthday, I’ve had plenty to think…

  • Maybe I Don’t Have to Carry It All

    I had one of those moments this week when the words came out of my own mouth and I almost wanted to look around and see who said them. Except it was me. ME. 😂 I was at ISW (Interviewing Skills Workshop) training on my day off. Most of what we covered wasn’t exactly new…

  • One More Chair at the Table

    There are weeks that feel like one long story. And then there are weeks like this one. The kind where nothing seems connected until you sit down long enough to look back. This week had a little bit of everything. One morning, I was laughing because somebody on Facebook thought I’d skipped work. The funny…

  • Summer Isn’t Waiting

    Yesterday the fireworks filled the sky. Families gathered around picnic tables. The kids stayed up later than they probably should have. Somebody laughed until sweet tea came out their nose, and somebody else probably went home with a little too much potato salad. Then this morning… The folding chairs started disappearing. The flags came down.…

  • The Little Things Holding Us Together

    I fixed myself a cup of coffee this afternoon. As I’m writing this, it’s still sitting beside me. Now ice cold. Somewhere between unloading yard sale totes, putting away Tupperware bundles, washing new bath towels, unpacking clothes, switching purses, and trying not to wake Bubba before work, I never got around to drinking it. Funny…

  • The Conversations We Carry Home

  • Maybe I Don’t Have to Carry It All

  • One More Chair at the Table

  • Summer Isn’t Waiting

  • The Little Things Holding Us Together

  • The Conversations We Carry Home

  • Maybe I Don’t Have to Carry It All

  • One More Chair at the Table

  • Summer Isn’t Waiting

  • The Little Things Holding Us Together