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Who’s in your huddle?

It’s been a long time since I squealed laughing the way I did at our Football 101 Girls Night Out on Thursday night at Children’s Health Andrews Insitute.  I mean I knew we were going to have a great time, but I honestly didn’t anticipate we’d have as many volunteers to “take the field” as we did.  I assumed all the ladies would enjoy the classroom portion with wisdom from Kelly, Laura, Angela, Landry, and Tony.  But I thought they would mostly spectate while just a few of them ran plays out on the field.  Not only did a huge majority of the ladies “take the field” to actually play (yes, even some in stilettos!).

Even the ones who didn’t want to play got involved by wildly cheering the participants on.  

We divided into teams to run plays.  But we also did ball-passing relays.  We tried our hand at long passes …

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Her love is sweet

When I was a little girl, this beautiful woman took care of me so well and so often that it’s hard to believe she even speaks to me at all.  Seriously.  She is the oldest of 4 girls in our family, which made her the built-in babysitter.  We all already know that I was more than a handful growing up, so she put in many of her hours towards sainthood in those years.

And as well as I remember it, she did it all with a knowing, loving smile, just like this one.  

Well, maybe except that one time, when Mom and Dad told her as they were leaving to make me eat my entire bowl of cantaloupe.  She did what they asked because she was always good like that, but it didn’t work out very well for either one of us.  Let’s just say I haven’t eaten a bite of cantaloupe …

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Wise women gathering

Yesterday, the women of our family (including Becca on Facetime!) celebrated my niece Ashlyn, the bride-to-soon-be, with a fancy, Texas bridal shower.  We gathered to share a meal, laughter, and stories with this beautiful young woman, who will be committing her life to The ONE next Friday.   As part of our time together, we went around the table, taking turns sharing our hard-won wisdom, encouragement, or advice about marriage.

It was so special to hear the unique messages each woman at the table shared. 

There were thoughts about sharing hobbies together, learning to manage finances together, carving out date nights after kids, being quick to forgive, and holding boundaries.  Even the youngest, had beautiful words to share.  It got real pretty fast and was maybe a little more “honest” than any of us expected.  While there was laughter, there were also tears, both tears of joy and of understanding as we …

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Grown-up Sisterhood

You might have seen on social media that I got to spend a little time with these two ladies last week, over at AR Workshop Frisco.  From the moment I walked in, it was peaceful, bright, and open.  They were working their tails off with multiple projects going on and I was bringing them an entire trunk load of wood, that I scavenged for our centerpieces.  Lindsay was trying to wrap things up to get out of town on a deadline, and Leah was assembling 128 lazy susans!  Yet, they were both completely at peace.  Not even a hint of stress in the air.

That workshop really is their happy place, and now I know why.

It’s the aesthetic, of course; the crisp white tables, darling blue chandeliers, cozy chunky knit blankets, and bright colors, luring you to explore every corner.  But it’s something more.  It’s the kindness in their voices.  It’s not …

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Social media is not the truth

I was honored to be invited to a birthday dinner party last night celebrating my beautiful friend Britney.  It had been on my calendar for quite some time, but in this world of showing and selling our house, my schedule is constantly up in the air.  I’m working to anticipate that the showing call will almost certainly come at THE most inconvenient time.  (But oh, how I hate that!)

Yesterday was no exception.

Dinner was at 6:00 pm in West Plano.  At 4:45, after making all the preparations, the boys, both dogs & I piled into our sweaty car, loaded down with dog beds, food and water bowls.  We parked around the corner to stalk the house, waiting for someone to arrive, so we could return as quickly as possible.  (Yes, yes we did.)  Our 4:45 showing arrived at 5:35 and stayed until almost 6:00.  Then I unloaded the dogs, and all …

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Nothing gets in the way of family

I remember this day.  Maybe not quite like it was yesterday, but I remember it.  I remember the cabin we stayed in on that trip, it belonged to a friend of a friend, who graciously offered it to our family for a road trip to Colorado in the summer.  I remember sitting inside, at the log table eating, what felt like millions of grapes, until my stomach felt like it might explode.

Aren’t we a motley looking crew of sisters?

With an 11 year span from oldest to youngest, we were in completely different life phases in this photo. (But at least our fashion game was on point!) Back then, I was a self-focused 12-year-old.  One look at this picture now, as an adult, I have so much understanding and empathy for what each of those girls must have been going through.  It brings back so many memories.  It reminds me …

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