16’s silent scream
He is 16 and walking a tightrope, awkward, unsteady and teetering, one side nowhere and the other nowhere good. He doesn't know it yet but he's a lost boy, a seeker, and he's grasping straws and clutching air, reaching for something he...
My favorite Christmas things
While Christmas is hardly about a thing, I certainly have favorite Christmas things. My Favorite Ornament One of three handmade ornaments of my mother’s, beaded and bedazzled during her five-year battle with cancer. It’s fraying now and some beads have...
They sang for their dinner
{This post will be most appreciated by people who actually know us…feel free to click away. 🙂 } "Hey–I've got a GREAT idea!" I tell 'em. "After dinner, break into groups and re-write the lyrics to songs you know and...
Feed a starving artist
Blogging has introduced me to dozens of brilliant artists, those who breathe life and beauty into words… bend metal, paper and wood into precious treasure… compose and capture memories and moments…. and many, many more. I'd wager...
A weekend Chattanooga to-do list: handmade, local, a side of hope (& FREE Chick-fil-A for a YEAR?!)
The holiday season Chattanooga is bursting with so many wonderful, local things to do, it's hard to pick and choose. If you live in or near the Scenic City, might I suggest a few things on my radar this weekend? Miss Chatty Crafty & her band of...
The easiest, best, sinfully-deliciousest cake in the world
It might not look like much, but I assure you, do NOT judge this scrumptious, moist, life-altering book (cake) by it’s cover (my pictures). If you want to win friends and influence others, make this cake. If you’ve dreamed of a world at peace, make this...
My favorite things (I’m betting you’ll be writing your own version as you’re reading mine!)
{sung to the tune of My Favorite Things, of course!} Rain boots on Robin and soft fuzz of kittens White lights on Christmas trees, soft chenille mittens Coffee with friends, when my tea kettle sings, These are a few of my favorite things. Romantic...
Splashdance!
What a feeling…! This precious trio stole my heart earlier this year, and if you have a second, click through to their adorabler-than-this-one pictures because you get to see their cherubic faces. I wanted to focus on their feet for the I Heart Faces...
If this doesn’t make you laugh, we can no longer be friends.
This is four minutes of the funniest, cleanest hilarity I've ever seen, and it's Greg's and Ryan's reactions to reading each other's lists for the first time that put this video over the top for me. Over one million hits to You Tube...