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Compassion, Seriously

About a week ago I mentioned my upcoming trip to the Dominican Republic with Compassion. And since then I realized I will need to absentee vote in the Presidential elections. I've never been good with dates. I'm sure other people thought of that immediately, but it didn't dawn on me until I heard someone refer to election day on November 4 and I was all like "November 4? Where am I going Read More

Up in the air

Road trips, Seriously

Okay, so I wrote this yesterday on the plane, but the thing about being a gazillion feet in the air and flying over a desert is that there is no wireless connection. However, all this holds true today except the part about actually sitting on a plane. I’m sitting on the plane on my way home from Las Vegas. Oh yes, I have become quite the jet setter. Unfortunately, I made a critical Read More

For the least of these

Compassion, Seriously

My friend A.J. returned home last week after spending the entire summer in Africa. She is an incredibly talented photographer and is using her gift to create a photography book to help the orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia. A.J. has spent the last two years raising money for this project and all proceeds from "Lahema's Legacy" will go directly to helping the Zambian children. Did I Read More

Name

Seriously

I've had all these things in my head for the last two weeks, but haven't been able to figure out how to write it all out. Of course being doped up on Benadryl and Zyrtec all weekend probably didn't help matters. Anyway, I'm just going to type it all out on the computer and resist my urge to delete the entire thing for fear that it will only make sense to me and the rest of you will read it Read More

I get my wisdom from the cucumbers and tomatoes

Seriously

On Saturday morning I had my first (last? only?) speaking engagement as Big Mama. I don't remember much of what I said but I do know that I didn't throw up, so that's a plus. Because about five minutes before I was supposed to get up and speak I felt like I might be sick. And the fact that I was wearing a wireless mic with an earpiece thing didn't really help matters because it made me Read More

Pressing on

Seriously

I can always tell when I have a lot on my mind because, well, it's my mind and I am well aware of all that is in there and, also, all that is not in there. Plus, I start to draw a blank when I try to write a post about random things and so I end up putting up a picture of Dreyer's ice cream. It's that feeling of knowing I have something to say, but not knowing how to say it or how to start. Read More

For Kelli

Seriously

Many of y'all know Kelli's story. She is in desperate need of a kidney transplant from a living donor. Her husband isn't a match and her children aren't old enough. To read more about what it means to be a donor, read here. Read More

Brevity is not my gift this New Year’s Eve

Memories, Seriously

So, it's New Year's Eve. We've had an incredibly exciting day here. Really, I hesitate to share because I don't want to create envy and bitterness over the fabulousness that is my life. P has fever and hasn't felt well all day. I spent the day setting up a new bed in Caroline's room and cleaning out her closet. Caroline left to go out to eat Italian food with Mimi and Bops and then spend Read More

Merry Christmas

Seriously

Welcome to our world-nativity scene I don't know how much I'll be posting over the next few days, but I had to share this. If at any point, in the midst of all the cooking and last minute shopping and family stress, you forget why we are celebrating, watch this. Hope y'all have a very blessed and Merry Christmas. I wish you all peace, love and joy. Read More