Hey, It’s Okay to be an Undecided Major!

I was a freshman at the University of Alabama. Back then it felt like I was undecided about EVERYTHING. That was the semester we helped our friend Jason try out for Big Al, and he made it! That was the spring they fired Alabama football Coach Mike Dubose, after he had an affair with his secretary. I went from “14th floor girl” to an off campus apartment dwelling sophomore. I had no boyfriend, yet I still managed to get my […]

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The Boldest Thing I Ever Did for Love

Today, as I sat rocking my sweet, snotty little JD to sleep, I was reminded of a part of my love story with Alan that I don’t think about much. It’s a story I don’t recall sharing on my blog, about the boldest thing I’ve ever done for love. Bold, outspoken, and controversial are not words that I believe apply to me, especially when I was young. When it came to boys, romance, love, and all of those sorts of […]

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My Dad

I am so thankful that my dad turned out to be more than just a great dad. He turned out to be an amazing Granddaddy, or as the boys say, “the best granddaddy in the whole world.” Joshua said that this morning. Now that’s not to overlook DaddyO, as he is the greatest DaddyO in the whole world. 😉 Of course, before he was the greatest granddaddy, he was the greatest dad, and he still is. My dad did a […]

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So they are no longer two, but one.

This week marks 12 years that  Alan and I have been married. God blessed the day I married my better half. One of the best decisions I ever made was one of the ones I was most criticized for. I do think people’s opinions can be helpful, and I do listen to the advice of others. But what others? You have to be careful about which group you are listening to. Our closest friends and our parents never doubted us […]

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Bad news from the summer that just keeps on giving

You wouldn’t believe the news I got today. Or if you are military,maybe you would. It’s easy to feel happy and hopeful when life is going pretty well. Sure, life is hectic always with little boys to take care of, but at least you can find some sort of ‘normal’ in that. We are all healthy. Things have been okay. Isn’t it funny how easy it is to shake your head at the whiners when your life looks pretty good? […]

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Delaying Dreams When You are Busy Being Mom

delaying other dreams for the dream of motherhood

In my head, and even sometimes on paper, I always have at least 10 good ideas for things I want to write about on my blog. I even sometimes manage to write it all out in my head, exactly what I will write….if I can just get a minute…..to make that my priority. Just this week, there was a delicious 7 layer cake that I made, numerous thoughts on my first year of parenting 4 children, even more thoughts on […]

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Mom’s Night Out: Movie Review

  Last night Alan and I booked a babysitter and went to see the new movie “Mom’s Night Out.” Thankfully, MY night out was a lot less eventful/stressful than the one you will watch in the movie. This was a seriously cute, wholesome, sometimes funny, sometimes tear-jerker movie. It was produced by a Christian film company, and stars several unknown actors, but also has Patricia Heaton and Trace Atkins, which is also awesome. Actually, some of the other actors looked […]

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