Adulthood: Everything you ever wanted and more

Do you remember how when you were a kid you so badly wanted to be an adult because adults get to do whatever they want?
You’re laughing, but I’m serious.
It IS true, to some extent, right? I mean, I do get to stay up as late as I want and eat what I want and really, [...]

Butternut Squash Lasagna

I have never, ever* made anything with butternut squash. In fact, I’ve never really been a “squash person” so to speak. Well, except for zucchini. I heart zucchini!
Our experience with the CSA has yielded lots and lots and lots of squash. Over the summer it was various summer squashes and now that we’re entering fall, [...]

An album review with a life lesson attached

In my less than stellar moments as a parent, I wallow in being unappreciated. Don’t my children know what I do for them? Don’t they realize that without me these things wouldn’t get done? Why must I tell them to pick up their shoes everyday and why must I answer the same questions over and [...]

Coming into focus

Lately, I’ve been taking a lot of pictures.* When I have the camera in front of me, I’m focused on focusing. I’m looking for the best angle, I’m fussing over lighting and I’m focused on capturing the image in front of me.
Focus.
I put the camera down and my life becomes blurred. What do I [...]

Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie

There are several dishes that I make every year that announce the arrival of Autumn. One of them is crunchy caramel apple pie. I get entirely too much credit for this dish but that’s because it’s just so amazingly yummy!
I came across this pie recipe a several years ago while watching Good Morning America. Emeril [...]

Mudprints

Over the summer, the kids got the idea to put their muddy handprints on the garage door. It was cute and harmless. But then one of them (and I’m sure you can guess which one) just couldn’t get enough of leaving muddy handprints:

I’m not sure whether to be amused…or disturbed!

Mr. Leeson’s Revenge

When DB was younger, he and his family used to go out the farm of a family friend, Mr. Leeson. They had all sorts of fun and frivolity at Mr. Leeson’s farm but one thing in particular that DB and his brothers remember is the pineapple sherbet that Mr. Leeson would make. After doing some [...]

Wicked

A little over four years ago, DB and I took a trip to Chicago to celebrate ten years of spousedom. We jam packed a lot into about 3 1/2 days including seeing the musical Wicked. I was smitten from the opening notes. I’ve only had the pleasure of seeing a handful of musicals performed professionally [...]

Tethered

I got the opportunity to hear Scott Hamilton speak back in July at Lipscomb’s Summer Celebration. He joined Rhonda Lowry (Lipscomb professor and wife of the university’s president) in a session called Walking in the Spotlight: Conversations with Christian Celebrities.
Scott talked about his journey into skating, his battle with cancer and meeting his wife. [...]

Fall Nesting

Yes! My favorite season is here and miraculously, Nashville has had the weather to go with it. I’m in autumnal heaven!
And right about now, I get the itch to pull out my fall decor. I usually try and wait until the first weekend in September and then it comes out in waves.

Wave One: general autumn [...]