Grace-Based Friendship- A Tale 32 Years in the Making

Today is my life-long best friend Tasha’s birthday. I say life-long in all honesty- she is in fact my cousin, and we probably met when I was less than a few days old. Our moms are sisters, and we lived in the same town our whole lives until I moved away 4 years ago (sniff, […]

Rodeo Houston, and boots. Lots of ’em.

This may be my favorite picture I’ve ever taken. (besides of the loves in my life, of course!) It sums up our Friday a week ago- EIGHT hours at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo-  the largest of its kind in the world. It pretty much takes over the south part of the city (which […]

old {and young} wives tales: Master bedroom: Storage room or Retreat?

  Thank you everyone for your kind comments yesterday about my blogging “slow down” for this week. After one day, I am already feeling better. Instead of spending a big portion of the day on my laptop, I was outside, blowing bubbles, swinging my girls, and also got in a nap. {Oh yeah, and I […]

old {and young} wives tales: the "m" word

It’s hard to believe we are on week 8 of this series on marriage! I have been overjoyed and humbled to learn something each week from my guest bloggers. Have you enjoyed it as much as I? Today, I have a newer blogging buddy Heather, sharing about a topic that can cause strain and stress […]

old {and young} wives tales’ guest post- a note to my newlywed self

 I am so excited about today’s guest blogger!Well, quite honestly, I am excited about each and every guest blogger I have. You may have heard of the blog At the Picket Fence, which is written by sisters Heather and Vanessa.These two ladies have been incredibly encouraging to me in this blogging world and I am so glad […]

"In Sickness and In Health"- old {and young} wives’ tales: encouraging others in marriage: Part Five

I am so excited about this week’s contributor to old {and young} wives’ tales. Paula has been a faithful reader of my blog for several months and is always taking the time to write and encourage me. After reading her post she sent, I figured out we “click” for another reason- she is from my […]

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