Lonestar Lagniappe

Summer Reading... Hi friends!   Nothing too exciting is going on these days, so that is why I am posting about summer reading – LOL.   (Just go with it...) I am a terrible reader.   And I mean terrible in like a zillion different ways.   I get distracted ½ way through the book and might never finish, I read about a chapter a month (s…l…o…w…), I read several pages/chapters and then realize I have no idea what is going on and I have to go back and re-read them….I could go on.   Reading never was my strong suit.   That being said, this summer, and this year in general, I want to read more.   I have 2 books that I am reading for my “summer reading”: 1.            Gold (available July 3) – I hope this is as good as it seems!   2.       The Circle Maker – (which I have already started). What are you reading this summer?  ...

Sometimes a reminder is just what you need, isn’t it?   I ran across this on Pinterest and I really liked it.   In case you don’t know, little sayings like this are my favorite things.   Maybe ever. So just remember, maybe today isn’t your best day ever, but it’s not the end of the world!   “…for his compassions never fail; they are new every morning” Lamentations 2:22b-23a peace and love! JKB

If I may, let me brag about my adorable nephew for a second.  (Yes, I am partial, but hey, he's totes adorbs!)  Yesterday, we were at my parents house swimming/grilling burgers for Memorial Day.  We came in from the pool to eat lunch, and of course, all attention was on Jonah-man!  He was getting ready to eat, and I slapped a mustache sticker on his face (ok, no, I didn't literally slap it on him, I placed it lovingly...).  Anywho, he kept pointing from his mustache to Papa Kates' mustache.  Eventually he pointed at my camera and then to his face, as if to say - "Take my picture, Aunt Jo!"  So I did just that.  Here are 2 of the pics.... Jonah-man and Papa Kates showing off their mustaches. WHAT A CUTIE.  omg.   Anywho, that you for letting me have my brag moment!  He is the best.  And I get to have a niece in July!  I wonder how she will look in a mustache...?? peace, love, and funny mustaches! xoxo aunt...

“Have patience, have patience, don’t be in such a hurry; when you get impatient, you only start to worry. Remember, remember, that God is patient too - and think of all the times that He has been patient with you!” That is a song we learned waayyy back in the good ‘ole days in Sunday School.   (I also remember the clean-up song…but maybe that one was from Barney?!)   Anyhow, the saying is true: “ Patience is a virtue ” - and of it, I have little to none.   I’m working on it! :/ Just recently I got frustrated, and I mean FRUSTRATED, with a craft I was making.   Really?   I know.   It’s a craft for crying out loud.   And yes, crafting made me lose my mind.   By the end of the evening, the craft was on the floor – and so was I.   Why was I so frustrated?   Because I couldn’t wait one more day to get it done.   I was just so excited to see it come to fruition that I had to have it done.   And it got the better of me! ...

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to get to go to the beach for a whole 7 days!   It was really fun, and by all accounts really needed.   Since we moved to Houston, almost exactly a year ago, it has been go, go, go for us.   With hubby starting his first job after graduation and with me working 3 part-time jobs until this January when I started a full-time job, we have been on the go!   It was fun to get to go relax and reconnect, just the 2 of us (oh, and Ladybug, too!) at the beach.   We went to a place called Seacrest Beach (sadly, no Ryan Seacrest sighting happened), which is about 40 minutes east of Destin.   We stayed in a 2 bedroom bungalow that was just precious.   Here are a few pics from the trip. Our Home for the week ~ Bungalow #25 Our View to the Ocean!  LB's first trip to the sand - She HATED it! Can you tell?? Ahhhhh Dinner the last night in Rosemary and this is what LB did the WHOLE car ride...

Hi all!   Can you believe it is mid-April already?   I can’t – it seems this year is flying by!   I must say, today’s post is super personal.   I wrestled for a few days with the idea of writing it on my blog, thereby releasing it to the vast audience of cyberspace (or, since I’m convinced not many people read this, those who randomly stumble upon it while googling something strange).   As you can see, I have chosen to post it.   That being said, here is a warning: this is a very personal blog – sorry to delve so deep and share so much!   Read on if you dare ;) You’ve heard of a fun-sucker, right?   The guy or gal who always has to ruin the party, the parent who always says no, or the friend who always sits in the corner pouting?   Not cool.   Fun-suckers are just not cool , y’all!   But have you ever considered someone or something a joy-sucker?   Yes, I think I just made that term up – but roll with me.   Similar to a ...

We had a great message at church this weekend.  It was about anxiety - something that I struggle with!  Needless to say, one of our pastors, Ben Young, killed it.  I have put the link below...and I encourage you to watch it!  He brings it in this sermon, and what a great reminder to us all that God's got the whole world in His hands, so don't worry! The Cause and Cure of Anxiety Peace, love, and NO worries ;) xoxo Jo