June and the Halfway Mark

This is us (Sam and I) early this morning... At our first doctor's visit of the week.  

(well...that didn't work...I'm posting from my phone and I was unable to access my photos ) 

June and the Halfway Mark of the Year

Can you believe we are nearly halfway through the year already?
Somewhere between New Year’s resolutions and Spring sunsets, life kept moving while we were busy living it.

I can feel the gentle pause in the middle of the calendar.
A place where I can catch my breath, look behind me for a moment, and realize just how much I've carried, survived, celebrated, and learned.

Maybe this year hasn't been everything I hoped it would be.
Maybe it’s looked nothing like I could have imagined. 🤷‍♀️🩷

I know that for me there have been some ordinary Mondays that I will never remember… and there have been moments  that have quietly changed me forever. 

The beautiful thing about June is this:
it reminds me there is still time and lots of Hope.  

Time to forgive myself for the goals I abandoned in February. 😂 

Time to dream new dreams that fits the person I am now... not the person I was in January.

yes.. Life changes just this fast...in a matter of months life can quietly begin to make changes. 

In the past five months, I have read books that softened my heart and  opened my mind in ways that  I never expected. I have experienced situations that I knew nothing about and not only did I learn, I survived. 

We can learn lessons we didn’t know we needed.
We can experience joy, heartbreak, healing, laughter, new beginnings, and unexpected strength.  

In five months, I have collected pieces of myself that I didn't even know existed. .

There have been Conversations that stayed with me.  
There have been Songs tied to certain afternoons.
Tears that watered growth I couldn’t yet see.
Moments that reminded me that I'm still becoming.

  Five months ago, I was not exactly who I am today. I'm better, I'm stronger and I'm content. 

And five months from now, I will have grown again.

This is the gift of living❣️❣️

In just 4 weeks, we will be at the halfway mark of 2026. Are you ready?  

Happy 1st day of June!! 

Shug..   👍🏻❣️⭐️🌻🤷‍♀️

Bye, Bye to May

 May 31st....The LAST page of May.

This day has quietly slipped in without much attention.  It's the final page of a beautiful 2026 chapter.  It's not quiet Spring anymore...but it's not officially summer yet. 

Around here May carried a lot with it. Graduation caps tossed into a warm evening air, Memorial Day flags that waved with a slight (very slight) wind, and lots of happiness that school is now out for the summer.

And now suddenly, the curtain is closing on the 5th month of the year.  It's time to flip another Calendar page and reflect on the treasures of the past 31 days. 

We celebrated two amazing birthdays and best of all.....we shared JOY in the announcement of a little one coming in October.  Our grandson Trey and his wife Savannah are expecting. This will be mine and Sam's 4th great grand-baby. 

As May closes its doors tonight, I am thankful for the memories....the growth...and the lessons learned.  "June" stands knocking at the door like an old friend carrying lots of sunshine.  Are you ready? I am!!

Shug...

Saturday's Best...

 Well… it has already been one of those mornings around here. 😊

The new flower bed around the pool is finally coming together, and our yard guy has been out there early finishing everything up. Dirt, flowers, hoses, tools… the whole yard looks like it has been busy making itself pretty.

We spend a lot of time in the back yard during the Spring and Summer months and I want it to look my own resort.  

Then SIL came over and has been working in Sam’s greenhouse repotting his lemon, lime, and grapefruit trees. Those little trees are truly Sam’s babies. Bless his heart, he barely has the strength to water them much these days, so we just step in and do it together as a family. Honestly, that is what families are for. Love shows up with potting soil on its hands and dirt under its fingernails.

And as I mentioned over on my sidebar in the Sam update, we will be heading to Dallas tomorrow. Sam has another appointment with the eye specialist, and then Thursday morning I will be at the hospital for a heart Cath. After all of that, we decided we are taking a couple of extra days just to breathe a little. No rushing. No schedules. Maybe just sitting by the hotel pool and soaking up a little peace. I think we both need that more than we realize.

Meanwhile… I am packing. Or at least pretending to pack. I have officially accepted the fact that I was not created to travel light. I pack like I may end up stranded for three months with three outfit changes a day. Will I ever learn? Doubtful. 😂

The kids will be coming over to swim while we are gone, and thankfully they will also keep an eye on my plants. Priorities, y’all. The flowers must survive.

Anyway, that is the latest from this busy little corner of life. I hope your weekend holds a few good surprises, a little laughter, and maybe a moment or two that reminds you life is still full of sweetness… even in the middle of the busy days.

Because honestly, we never really know what a day is going to bring, do we?

Shug....💛

Lasso The Moon...

 Happy Friday Y'all....It's a good day to have a really good day!!

Devotional thought for today.

There's a phrase that has always stirred something deep in me.....

"Lasso the moon."

It sounds a little wild, doesn't it?  A little impossible.  Like something only dreamers would dare to say out loud. 

But maybe that's exactly the point. 

Somewhere along the way, many of us quietly stop reaching.  We trade wide-eyed wonder for safe choices.  We tuck our dreams neatly into the corners of our hearts and tell ourselves, "That's just not for me."

But what if it is?

What if that dream, that nudge, that whisper in your spirit....was placed there on purpose?

Lassoing the moon isn't really about capturing something unreachable.  It's about the courage to try. It's about lifting your eyes, stretching your faith, and daring to believe that God can meet you in the middle of your reaching.

Sometimes, the miracle isn't in catching the moon....

It's in becoming someone who still reaches for it. 

And maybe...God is smiling at the effort, the gentle guiding of the rope, reminding us that nothing placed in His hands is ever wasted. 

Today, or whenever your heart feels that quiet pull again.  Go ahead and throw the rope.  

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see...." Hebrews 11:1

Shug.....

* How many times do we hold back from something because it feels to big or too late?