One of the challenges of being a "What If Upper" is that possibilities are everywhere... tempting me, sometimes distracting me, causing me to wonder if the path I am on is the best and highest. I felt a bit scattered at times in the past few months. There is so much I want to do, and so many avenues through which I could do it. I was beginning to get down on myself for my lack of focus and discipline. Then a butterfly flew past me. In ...
These are the things they don't warn you about when you sign up to be a parent. One of them is "potty training." Last week, we found ourselves on the road with a toddler who wants to use the potty. I couldn't resist capturing this moment, in the parking lot near downtown Ft. Worth on a Sunday afternoon. She gave us the sign, so we pulled out the potty from our loaded up car, and cheered her on as she did her business. Sure, it wasn't the ...
Here in Texas, in the wake of Hurricane Ike, we found ourselves last week enjoying our first taste of fall weather. It was the perfect opportunity for Jenna's first trip to the zoo. The Fort Worth zoo is a spectacular place. Lush and open, surrounded by babies and animals, Jenna was in paradise. We let her lead us where she wanted to go. To the monkeys. Then the elephants. There are the baby giraffes! And look, ducks and flamingos! Every time she would get to the ...
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