Sweet friends, Sharing a post originally written two years ago on April 26. I will be participating in the Relay for Life in Northwest Harris County (Houston), Texas, this Saturday, April 22. My sister Valerie and I will be walking in memory of her son, my nephew Andrew. I would be honored if you […]
Your Invitation To Be A Blessing
Sweet friends, Blessed to have YOU here! Want to introduce you to a friend of mine, Kim. This very special lady and I became acquainted through the Get Your Pretty On style challenges (still time to register for the fall challenge, here) and have kept up with each other through Facebook. She is a new […]
Feliz Dia de los Muertos on The Blended Blog
Happy Day of the Dead! I am writing this post about one of my favorite holidays; one I first discovered after moving to El Paso, Texas, where the community is predominantly of Hispanic/Mexican descent. There are no mascots or magical characters associated with this holiday. No gift-giving. No cavity-causing candy. It is really just […]
Spiritual Sunday: Say a Prayer;
Good Sunday morning, dear ones, This little angel is my nephew Andrew. I use the term angel here literally because Andrew is most certainly an angel in heaven these days. This picture was taken when Andrew was just over a year old, shortly before we learned he had Wilm’s tumor, also called nephroblastoma or a tumor of […]