Long Hollow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Inspiration and Heroes

  • Better Late Than Never! (and other sweet!s)

    I'm sure we passed each other in the hallways of our junior high and high school. We might have even shared a class or two. Perhaps we even spoke once or twice. But if we did, I don't remember. So even though her face and name were familiar, I truly didn't know Debbie until Facebook…

  • Simple Sweets

      Steve and Lisa, a couple in my church, took it upon themselves to form what they call a "hospitality" ministry several months ago. Almost every Sunday they prepare and offer some special brunch item after each Mass. Just the two of them.   Today it was French toast. Yum! They also offer fruit in…

  • Frances Nail

      Today I went to a friend's Facebook page to wish her a happy 90th birthday, and that's how I found out author/artist Frances Nail passed away, sometime before Christmas. So she probably didn't see the note I scrawled on my Christmas card to her…"I hope to see you in the coming year!" If she did,…

  • A Cousin, a Mom, and Mexican Food. Sweet Sunday!

        Tomorrow is my cousin Patricia's birthday. She's always held a special place in my heart, beginning when she was a teenager. Unlike some of my other teenage cousins, she was consistently nice to me when we went to visit, even though I was a brat. I haven't forgotten. Her dad was one of…

  • Five Things

        1. Last year I took my kids to see The Hobbit  right before Christmas. We loved it so much, we decided to make it a Christmas tradition by seeing Part 2, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", last night.  Our consensus? It sucked…and I don't use that word often or lightly. I was…

  • Twenty-Eight, and Wishes Come True

    "May your coming year overflow with love and blessings and wishes come true!" Last year I wrote that in my oldest child's birthday post, in honor of his 27th birthday. A few months later he married the love of his life, honeymooned in Italy, and bought a home in a city he loves. My wish…

  • Raindrops are falling on my head…

                …and I'm glad of it! We've needed the rain! Ponds are filling up and I'm already envisioning the fields of wildflowers we'll have in the spring. The rain brought other gifts, too. I've been trying to capture a tiny reflection in a raindrop for a long, long, long time.…

  • Lesson #82 (Thank you, and Happy Birthday, Mama!)

    Today is my beautiful Mama's birthday. Soon I'll be on my way to Houston to celebrate another year of having her in my life. I hope the coming year will be full of laughter and happiness for her. She's been through so many changes this past year, the toughest being having to say goodbye to…

  • Today is Veterans Day…

    "Lord, if your people need me, I will not refuse the work. Your will be done." ~St. Martin of Tours     My big brother Buster was headed to Viet Nam, saying his goodbyes, when I stood beside him in this photograph and smiled. I had no idea what was ahead of him. This was…

  • Dodging Rain and Traffic Jams…and other sweet!s of the week

    I made another overnight trip to the Houston area this weekend to visit my mom. Because of the weather forecast, I expected to be driving in rain coming and going. And dreaded it something fierce! So what a sweet! surprise to have sunshine to and from Houston, with the predicted rain passing through early this…