Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Friendship
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I just stumbled through the door, home after an afternoon of shopping with Kendall…after breakfast and lunch with precious friends…after a night of just 5 hours of sleep because I wanted to enjoy every minute I had with these 'girls' of my youth who gathered at my house for the weekend to celebrate Ann's birthday.…
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Before I get into the dam update, I have to say this has been an absolutely beautiful, yet very prayerful, day. It rained all night, but when it came time to walk the critters, the dark clouds were packing up and blue sky was peeking through. Before too long, the sun had taken charge of the…
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I'm not really whining. Well, okay, I am a little. It just seems that sometimes everything happens at once, doesn't it? Here's the story… For months I've been looking forward to this past weekend…my friends Tully and Brad were coming to Austin and a bunch of us were going to meet downtown. Then came the call…
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I just hung up from talking to Tommy, my oldest that lives and works near Dallas. I rarely get to see him or talk to him. He's never been much of a phone-talker, but now, as a transportation broker, he has to spend hours on the phone at work. So I hesitate to call him -…
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It is an absolutely gorgeous day in Texas, the end of an absolutely gorgeous weekend. Perfect temperatures, clear blue skies, flowers blooming, dragonflies buzzing…. I've spent a weekend surrounded by friends, experiencing new places, food and drink…cheering, laughing, hugging. And it hasn't stopped yet… We snagged Daniel from his apartment late last night – he…
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…birthdays, seeing my kids (2 out of 3, anyway), beautiful sunsets, yellow and purple flowers, sunshine, ping-pong, Dirty Dancing and sore muscles… Yes, sore muscles. I've been wanting to rev up my work-out, but couldn't afford a personal trainer. Thanks to Self.com, I started a new, more intense, work-out this week, and for the first time…
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All we really hoped for on this tenth anniversary of my "Lago Women, Etc." getaway to the coast was that everyone arrived safely. We knew, rain or shine, we'd have fun. Well, the weekend far surpassed my expectations, to say the least! Thanks to nine previous weekends like this, we have tons of unforgettable memories tucked away,…
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Take a cup of Lago,Add a dash of Deepwater,Stir in 2 Tbsp. Family.Pour mixture over a layer of beach sand, drizzle with sunscreen and margarita.Bake 4 days under the Gulf sun. Road trip!! I'm heading out for my yearly retreat to the coast. I'll be joined by some of my Lago women, my sister and niece, and a dear friend from…
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It's a soft morning…muted sunshine, a sky swirling in faded blues, pinks and grays, a whispering breeze that's not too warm, not too cold. My walk was quiet – just light birdsong, puppies panting and our mingled footsteps padding along the wet sand of our road. (Frankie has opted out of our morning walks lately…
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