Aloha and Holo Holo

We decided to take a break from school this week to spend a couple of days exploring Dallas before heading out of town for the long Thanksgi...

Ruth had her second IEA horse show today in Ft. Worth. Despite the coolness of the weather, Ruth was on fire. She won 3rd place in her walk/...

We spent the day in party mode, celebrating our soon-to-be 11-year-old. We started with breakfast at the fancy eat-in movie theater and a vi...

Do you see it? The greatness that is in you?  Look closer. It's there. I know it is.  You may not have found it yet, but keep l...

Donuts and strawberry milk for breakfast Half-birthday party New cowboy boots Ending the day with gelato

On October 30, 2015, my sister's home was destroyed by a tornado, while she and two of her kids hunkered down inside. Thankfully, they w...

My friend Kathy posted an "I Am" poem challenge on her blog  a few days ago, and I felt like this would be a good exercise for me,...

A friend asked me to share about how we have adjusted to fixed-location living, particularly with regard to minimalism. Maybe you've bee...

One of the main reasons we chose Flower Mound as a landing place was so Ruth could ride on a competitive IEA team. She has been practicing w...

What are you waiting for?!

Even though Jeff and I both grew up in Texas, neither of us had ever had the opportunity to visit the state fair. Now that we practically li...

The nomads are restless, but we are not in a position to travel right now. So, we are invoking Plan B--the Staycation. Yesterday's adven...

Ten Things I'm Happy About Today 1. Beautiful weather 2. Homemade chicken salad 3. On Guard oil in the diffuser ...

On Friday, we celebrated the first real fall-feeling day with lunch at La Madeleine, a place we never eat at unless the temperature outside ...