So Josey has been a college softball fan since she was about 5…she’s watched more of it than anybody I know. Saturday, she and Joe went to the #WCWS, and she came home more excited than I’ve ever seen her. She got to meet, talk to and get autographs from Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith and […]

I’ve never liked swimming.  No, not an accurate statement. Since my age 4 near-drowning experience (in my memory, anyway) at the beautiful-but-murkiest-ever Lake Anita, swimming and I just haven’t seen eye-to-eye.  At all.  My fear of water runs wide and deep.  “Deep” being the key word and my main fear. I had a friend (God love […]

A post from my amazing and wise sister…my treasure.

You know how some things just get stuck in your head?  Normally it’s a song – sometimes it’s an annoying song.  Well, in the midst of the non-annoying song You’re a Grand Old Flag that our kiddos sang for us at church on the 4th of July, I’ve had something else ruminating around in this […]

Those of you who know me well are probably in shock right now. Yes, this is a blog.  And yes, I am writing it. Anyone who knows me even a little knows my detest of blogs.  And that is D-E-T-E-S-T.  Yes, in all caps and spaced out weird like that.  People are perplexed by my […]