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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

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  • Wildflowers, Swimming Dogs, and other Sweet!s of the Week

    I came upon this field of wildflowers dancing in the wind yesterday afternoon. Sunshine plus a breeze plus a bouquet like this from nature equals a spring cleaning for my soul. No room left for any shadows.  The photo doesn't do it justice, so close your eyes, take my hand and step into the field.…

  • Ah, Mother’s Day…

    For the first time in years, I actually saw my mother on Mother's Day instead of telling her how much I love and appreciate her via a card and a phone call. It meant missing church and spending hours on the road Sunday morning, but Daniel (middle son) awoke early enough to send me off…

  • Super Moon and other Sweet!s of the Week

    I've already jumped onto the Weekend Express, but I'm taking advantage of a pit stop to post my Saturday Sweet! List from the past week before I get whisked into the next one…   Saturday: catching the Super Moon low on the horizon; waking to the sound of unexpected rain (Not the best capture, but…

  • What Do You Worry About?

      The older I get, the less I worry.  That doesn't mean I don't worry. Just that I'm beginning to realize worry doesn't help anything. Prayer does, so the older I get, the more I pray…. that God will show me what I can do to help the situation, and if there's nothing I can…

  • Adventurous Kids, No Dead Armadillos on the Porch, and other sweet things

    My kids are off adventuring this weekend. I'm living vicariously through them. That's my right as their mother, isn't it? The oldest and his love are in San Diego… yesterday they caught a glimpse of a migrating grey whale while kayaking! The other two are off caving, separately. One in Austin and one a bit…

  • Mary Poppins and other Sweet!s of the week

    I would lie on the wooden floor for hours… or at least it seemed like hours… listening to my Mary Poppins soundtrack album, over and over. Asthma held my lungs hostage – each breath was a major accomplishment – so lying there listening to "Step in Time" and "Feed the Birds" was about all I…

  • Love, Allelujah!

    "Jesus Christ is risen today…" That song has been playing in my head all day. It started playing as soon as I opened my eyes this morning and then it was the first and last hymn we sang at Mass. It's still running through my mind, lifting my spirit, spilling sunshine into my heart. It's…

  • Traipsing through Cemeteries and other Sweet!s

    It might seem unusual to wander through a cemetery on your birthday, but that's what I did yesterday. There's a small one dating from the 1850's down the highway toward Marble Falls. When I heard it was blanketed with bluebonnets, I couldn't wait to visit it. There's just something about wildflowers growing beside a headstone that…

  • The Day Before 53

    Butterflies flitted around me on my walk this morning, hopping from flower to flower too fast for me to capture in my camera. (The one above is from last week!) I imagined they were celebrating the beautiful morning… dancing a springtime jig of joy. It was contagious – I felt joy rising inside of me…

  • Catching My Breath (and other Sweet!s)

    I haven't blogged in a whole week. I think that's a record.  Snippets and ideas for posts have popped in my head – random words are scribbled on scraps of paper all over the house and in the car – but I haven't been able to stop long enough to work them into full posts.…