Lonestar Lagniappe

Happy Easter!  Enjoy the day celebrating the resurrection of our Lord!  xoxo

I don't know about you, but English was not my strong suit growing up.  It's weird because I used to be a pretty good writer, and I communicate my feelings best by writing them down.  That said, every once in a while I get a word or phrase stuck in my brain and I have to do a word study ( of sorts ) to better understand what is being meant/said/relayed. Lately, one of my favorite worship songs is " Relentless " by Hillsong United.  The words of the chorus are what made me curious, or stuck in my brain enough, that I had to do a Jordan-style word study.  The chorus goes as follows:   "You carry us - when the world gives way. You cover us - with Your endless grace. Your love is relentless. " Relentless . From  dictionary.com : "a djective : unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh;  unrelenting."   Synonyms: rigid, unbending, obdurate,  adamant, unyielding.   From  Merriam-Webster : "continuing without becoming we...

I have a confession:  I don't get around to cooking a lot these days.  With a full time job and a 45-60 minute commute, by the time I get home from being on my feet all day I don't generally want to stand around and make dinner.   My bad.   I am ( maybe) getting somewhat better as of late. My good friend, Natalie, just had her baby.  ( She's the one we threw the Peter Rabbit  baby shower  for recently. )  Anyway, I wanted to bring them dinner.  I generally like to make lasagna for several reasons:  It's so good homemade!  It's easy to make in a large portion which is good for extra family members or leftovers.  It's universally liked - well, it should be anyway.  Who doesn't love lasagna?  ( My mom, that's who - but she's allergic to cheese - so that's a whole different story. )  As it turns out, someone had already brought Nat and Seth lasagna, so I had to think of something else that would be good ...

If you were to take a peek into my closet, you will no doubt see  a lot  of black and white.  I just can't help myself sometimes - and I know what works on my body.  I also recently discovered Polyvore  ( I know - late to the party! ), and really have loved using it to put together some looks - from outfits to home - that I love.   In honor of spring's arrival, I have put together two different looks that I would wear that started with the black and white dresses.  I love these looks for many reasons.  Do you wear black and white as a staple?  What are your go-to colors? Black / White 2 ways by jordankbowling featuring a brown leather belt Have a great rest of the weekend! xoxo 

The sun is coming out (and trying to stay out), everything is looking greener, and I am wearing white pants and digging my wedges out of the back of the closet- that can only mean one thing...it's finally SPRING!!  YAHOO! With spring comes little league and t-ball.  My oh-so-adorable nephew, Jonah, played his first t-ball game yesterday, and naturally I took waaayyy too many pictures.  Since these tadpoles are still young (about 4 years old), it was generally just chaos with the kiddos running around with no idea what is going on, but boy was it cute. As previously mentioned, I took what might seem like an inappropriate amount of pictures (He better get used to his Aunt Jo and her camera...and I better enjoy it while he lets me take his picture - I know he will be too cool one day!).  Here are a few of my favorites... fielding grounders with great form! Papa and Joanna! Listening during a team huddle *melt* giving Aunt Jo a grin! very conc...

Oh, man!  Is everyone you know having babies, or is it just me?  Whew!  There must be something in the water down here in H-Town ;) Anyway, this weekend a few friends of mine threw a baby shower for our dear friend, Natalie.  Since none of the hostesses have houses ( ha! ), my mom kindly let us use her home for the shower, and since her home is beautiful as is, we wanted to keep the decorations minimal.  All the decorations were DIY - and turned out so well!  The shower was a success, and most of all we were able to shower Natalie and baby boy Owens ( who is still nameless ) with lots and lots 'o love and presents.  The theme of Natalie's nursery is Peter Rabbit, so we kind of took that and let it inspire us - from the invitations with bunnies on them, to the green on the invites/banner and décor.  We also incorporated little bunnies throughout the house.  It really turned out great. Here are just...

Hello all! I know.  2 posts in 2 weeks after a dry spell.  I'm gearing up to get back into the blogging in the new year, and it's always great to share holiday photos.  I hope everyone had a great Christmas!  We had 2 Christmas celebrations this year because of traveling family.  Enjoy some pics of my adorable nieces and nephew - we had fun showering them with gifts and watching them play.   green bean casserole is the best!  get in my belly! Hubby and me after Christmas Eve service at church   We gave Jonah a scooter - here he is trying it out!   Joanna girl got a monogrammed chair, among other things, and was happy to sit right in it.   Our only photo on Christmas Day, and it was a selfie.   Jonah is proud of his tent!   Libby girl with her chair and her Lady Bug girl doll.   Our 2 sickies :(   Let the pickle hunt begin!   I WON!!!  I ...