9 Feb
After my last post, I decided to go in a completely different direction.
Frivolously Fun!
Anyone who knows me knows I adore my nieces… they just crack me up…
Now – thanks to my fancy video upgrade – you can see why!
Happy Tuesday – Enjoy!
*PS – My Flip Camera is my own – paid for with my own, hard-earned money*
8 Jan
Visual by www.PDImages.com
Recently I heard that no matter where we go, we leave our DNA behind – physical proof that we were there. Moments later, the question was asked, “What about our Spiritual DNA?”
It’s a question I cannot get out of my head.
Earlier this week, I attended a rosary and celebration of life for a couple whom I never met, but now wish I had. I work with their son Pete, and was heartbroken for him when I learned that his parents Pedro and Nelda had been killed in a car accident on New Year’s Day.
Although it’s been awhile since I’ve made the weekly trip to Mass, I always have considered myself a spiritual person, a believer. A convert to Catholicism, I’m more “Catholic Light” but I’ve always been fascinated by the Rosary. It comforts me; I feel soothed in reciting the prayers and handling the beads.
So, there I was, kneeling inside a huge Church in Helotes, reciting the Rosary for a couple I didn’t know.
By every indication, Mr. & Mrs. Palacios were an incredible couple; a shining example of what caring for others and giving of yourself is supposed to look like. So many people talked at the services of how they held the power of prayer close to their hearts, shared their faith with friends, family and strangers alike, never turned away at an opportunity to help others who needed assistance. By every indication, Mr. & Mrs. Palacios walked the walk, talked the talk – and their Spiritual DNA will last forever and ever.
I cannot stop thinking about it and wondering, what about my Spiritual DNA? What am I leaving behind?
1 Jan
Before we slide into 2010 full-throttle, there is so much to give thanks for in 2009.
So, if you’ll indulge me, I have a few thank-yous to pass out …
I love them madly, dearly, passionately.
I would not be the woman I am without them.
They make me crazy (in a good way) and keep me sane. That’s the best gift EVER!
Lola B, Abby-Google, Victoria – they have taught me a special kind of love.
I am just head-over-heels for my Uber-Cool Nieces!
They keep me young & fun!
They teach me how to give selflessly, and how to give thanks abundantly.
The Ladies
I am in love with the family I’ve made for myself.
I am not complete without little 4-legged creatures scampering around me
(and, truth be told, those 4 legs aren’t a deal-breaker… I love my sweet, furry, licking, rambunctious friends no matter how many legs/paws/whiskers/tails/ whatever they have).
Right now, I’m down to just one scampering puppy named Zoila – but that will soon change; I must add a kitty to the household soon!
Who could have imagined someone would love me so much that it feels like a miracle each and every single day?
I am beyond blessed and happy and ecstatic (and right this very second – I am not afraid to admit it – I am a little puddled-up).
I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, I am a very, very, VERY lucky girl.
Muah!
20 Dec
Now, you don’t have to stand in long lines at the mall, or search for Santa in the town square - just log on your computer.
16 Dec
19 Nov
Thanks to The BMPR Social Media Community, books were piling up at
the Holiday Inn Airport Tuesday…
(a special thank-you to Donna Tuttle, who had the idea to ask BMPR attendees to bring books for the kickoff,
and to Davis Staedtle who upp’d the ante with his iPhone/iTouch/iAwesomeness)
Abby’s Book Corner-San Antonio is off to a great start!
Boxes of Books for Abby's Book Corner - San Antonio
2 Nov
While the 2nd Annual Book Drive is underway in Dallas, we’re making plans for Abby’s Book Corner to expand into South Texas!
And – here’s the really awesome part – the books donated in South Texas will stay in South Texas,
benefiting Methodist Children’s Hospital of South Texas!!
27 Oct
She's got the giggles...
Our Darling Abby – the firstborn daughter of my brother Will & sister-in-law Mary – died in May of last year after a brief, torturous bout with a non-vaccine strain of bacterial meningitis.
Although she only spent 13 months on this Earth, her presence is felt every day. Not just in the hearts of the family who miss her so much, but in the spirit of strangers soothed by the work done in her memory.
Books. Games. Activities. Movies.
All that and more, part of the enduring promise by Will & Mary – and our extended family – to bring Abby’s Book Corner to life for hospitalized children and their families.
Mary calls it “Abby in Action.”
And now, Abby’s Book Corner is growing exponentially!
6 Oct
May 12, 2008.
Our family will never forget that day. It went on forever.
It was the day my brother and sister-in-law Will & Mary lost their beloved Abby.
It was the day we all – the Kearneys and the MacHuttas, our extended family and our family of friends -
But something magical happened in the midst of missing her so much…
Through their younger daughter Victoria, Will & Mary found – in their words – “a reason to smile again.”
And, as an ongoing tribute to their older daughter Abby,
they launched an effort that is bringing comfort to other families.
Now – again – it’s your turn to be part of the magic of Abby’s Book Drive.
