Working out in your 40s is absolutely nothing like it was in your 20s and 30s. This is especially true if you spent 20 years physically active, and then spent the last 6 years sitting on your butt, working behind a computer every day. The first week or two after I first started working out …
A New Beginning
 It has been a year of extremes. Looking back never makes a lot of sense to me because there isn’t much we can do about the past beyond hopefully learning from our mistakes. I’m looking forward to a new year, to a new beginning. At some point before the new school year begins, after …
On One Condition
Unless you don’t mind pictures of her back, trying to get pictures of Haley during the holidays requires a lot of patience. There are simply far too many things to do that are much more important, like opening presents and eating chocolate. If ya zoom in real close and call her name to try to …
Counting on Your Love
 They say that God never closes a door, without opening another, but sometimes we are so busy looking at the closed door, that we forget to turn around and see the new direction in our lives. Ya know what though? I wasn’t looking at the closed doors in my life. Heck, I slammed them …
The Rules – Blog Tag
I have been tagged by Michael Kane. (Thanks Mikey!) How is it that I always get suckered into these games? I think it is that fear that I will be the one person to break the chain and something horrible will happen to me, like bad luck for seven years or sumfin. Okay, here are …
In That Moment . . .
You wake up thinking about him, and wonder if he does the same. Does he feel the magic too? Is it possible? Can the heavens have decided that it is time to fix the horrible wrongs and mend the broken lives? Does it scare him as much as it scares you? In that moment, you …
Sometimes It Just Is
“You can pour your soul out singin’ a song you believe in, that tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang. Sing it anyway, yeah sing it anyway.” (Martina McBride – Anyway) You know I tried so hard to harden my heart, to protect myself from the world, from ever hurting again. This last week or so …
If There Ever Is A Next Time
  ——————————————- “I ain’t settling for just getting by. I’ve had enough so so for the rest of my life. Tired of shooting too low, so raise the bar high. Just enough ain’t enough this time. I ain’t settling for anything less than everything.” Settlin’ Sugarland  ——————————————- If there ever is a next time, I …
Our Visit From a Praying Mantis
Thirty minutes away from your work won’t make much difference to your business, but it can make a huge difference to a child. One of the best parts of working for yourself is being able to stop what you are doing when your child wants to share something with you. Haley was so excited to …
Favorite Mexican Food Restaurant
I think that maybe we have been feeling a few withdrawal pains from our daily photo journal, so we decided to invite you along for a meal at our favorite Mexican food restaurant on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Haley out front of El Charrito’s. She is definitely ready for some authentic Mexican food. I love …
