I grew up the youngest of three little tomboys living at the end of a long dirt road in the Louisiana Delta with my beauty queen Mama and farming Papa. Our playground was the great outdoors. We found something to love in every season, and fall was certainly no exception. How well I remember the…
As my husband and I reviewed our budget last summer, evaluating it against potential upcoming expenses and the desire for a family vacation, we determined our adventure would need to be close to free. One week to all be together, hopefully undistracted and able to go, was important to us. We’re intentional about making the…
Have you ever felt like your life doesn’t measure up to someone else’s expectations? Maybe more than one someone? Maybe even your own? If you are nodding your head yes, I’m here to tell you I know how you feel. If we were sitting in a coffee shop talking about this in person, I’d probably…
We have five pecan trees on our property, but when we moved here four years ago, I knew nothing about them. They produce the most pecans every other year, and two years ago I sold eighty pounds of them to a place in town that purchases them. My husband and I shell them as we…
My husband recently reserved a campsite in a nearby state park to take our daughters, ages three and five, on their inaugural camping adventure. As we headed out in his truck that weekend, loaded with all our gear and food for a cookout, I knew a lot of rain was in the forecast. Even so,…
Every year, springtime produces in me an irrepressible urge to stick my fingers in the dirt. I spend hours preparing the soil, poring over gardening books, shopping the local nurseries, and finally planting that year’s new baby plants. Throughout the spring and into the summer, my family laughs about finding me out in the yard “talking…